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"China Strike Force" hits Singapore
2001-01-03
Singapore - The title may be "China Strike Force" but this is indeed an international movie, Asia Eonline reported. Directed by Hong Kong director Stanley Tong and featuring an international cast - Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok, popular Taiwanese singer Wang Lee Hom, Taiwanese cutie-pie Ruby Lin, Japanese top-billing actress Norika Fujiwara, American actor Mark Dacascos and rapper Coolio - China Strike Force promises to thrill movie-goers with more than the usual stunts and action sequences. Tong was the man behind Jackie Chan's hit movies First Strike, Super Cop and Rumble in the Bronx which launched Chan's career in the States. He made his Hollywood directorial debut in 1997 with Disney's Mr. Magoo starring Leslie Nielson. Since then, he's also produced and directed episodes of the popular TV series Martial Law for CBS. China Strike Force is his first Asian project since 1996. In China Strike Force, Aaron Kwok plays a Chinese Public Security officer who joins forces with the vivacious Norika Fujiwara, an undercover Interpol agent from Japan, to battle an international drug ring backed by corrupt government officials. Following Ang Lee's triumphant return to Asian cinema with the epic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - a potential Best Foreign Film winner at next year's Oscars - hopes are high for China Strike Force to succeed at the box office in Asia and beyond. Stanley Tong, Wang Lee Hom, Norika Fujiwara and Ruby Lin were in Singapore for a press conference at the newly opened Fullerton Hotel on December 18 and we were there to bring you the pictures and their answers.
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