The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel
2013 · Movie · 108 min · ★ 6.4 · 55% critics
During World War II, a cholera outbreak devastates Beijing as occupying forces tighten their grip. A group of Chinese intelligence agents launches a risky kidnapping of a Japanese general and a biochemist, hoping to force answers about an antidote before the epidemic and the war claim even more lives.
Also known as Chef Actor Scoundrel
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Details
- Original title
- 厨子戏子痞子
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-03-29
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (54 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like zany wartime spy stories that swing between dark stakes and broad comedy, with quick twists and high energy; Not for you if you want a steady tone or clear pacing like The Sacrifice.
Pros: bold mix of tones; fast-paced spy action; strong drama conflict | Cons: jumpy, confusing story; broad slapstick humor; subtitles hard to follow
Cast & crew
Liu Ye
as The Chef
Zhang Hanyu
as The Actor
Huang Bo
as The Scoundrel
Liang Jing
as Chef's wife
Wang Xun
as Chief detective
Chie Tanaka
as Second Lieutenant Sakura Yanagida
Ryu Kohata
as Japanese commander
Minowa Yasufumi
as Captain Igarashi
Takashima Shinichi
as Lieutenant Shinichi Sugai
Masanobu Otsuka
as Colonel Goro Ogasawara
Directed by Guan Hu