Throw Down
Presented in Cantonese with English subtitles One of the most personal films by the prolific Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art and philosophy of judo. Amid the neon-drenched nightclubs and gambling dens of Hong Kong’s nocturnal underworld, the fates of three wandering souls—a former judo champion now barely scraping by as an alcoholic bar owner (Louis Koo), a young fighter (Aaron Kwok) intent on challenging him, and a singer (Cherrie Ying) chasing dreams of stardom—collide in an operatic explosion of human pain, ambition, perseverance, and redemption. Paying offbeat homage to Kurosawa’s debut feature, Sanshiro Sugata, To s
Available Screenings1 venue
Chicago, IL1 venue
Dallas, TX1 venue
Raleigh, NC1 venue
San Francisco, CA1 venue
Cast
Louis Koo
Sze-To Bo
Aaron Kwok
Tony
Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi
Mona
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Lee Kong
Eddie Cheung Siu-Fai
Boss Savage
Jordan Chan Siu-Chun
Mona's Agent
Lo Hoi-Pang
Master Cheng
Calvin Choi Yat-Chi
Jing
About Throw Down
A former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.
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