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The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
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The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel

2013-03-29 · 108 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy · Action

World War II: a cholera epidemic ravages the streets of Beijing. A crack team of Chinese intelligence agents kidnap a Japanese general and biochemist who may hold the antidote.

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Directors
Guan Hu
Production companies
Enlight Pictures, Beijing No.5 Movement Culture Media
Countries
China
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 44,400,000

Top Cast

Liu YeLiu YeThe Chef
Zhang HanyuZhang HanyuThe Actor
Huang BoHuang BoThe Scoundrel
Liang JingLiang JingChef's wife
Wang XunChief detective
Chie TanakaChie TanakaSecond Lieutenant Sakura Yanagida
Ryu KohataRyu KohataJapanese commander
Minowa YasufumiMinowa YasufumiCaptain Igarashi
Takashima ShinichiTakashima ShinichiLieutenant Shinichi Sugai
Masanobu OtsukaMasanobu OtsukaColonel Goro Ogasawara
Fei ZhenxiangFei ZhenxiangErqiu
Zhao Su-ChenSanpao
Akira HibinoAkira HibinoJapanese general
Zhang LuyiZhang LuyiShirakawa

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