Throw Down
Johnnie To

Throw Down

20041 hr 36 min

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 scrambles wild comedy, flights of lyrical surrealism, and rousing martial-arts action into what is ultimately a disarmingly touching ode to the healing power of friendship.

Starring Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying, Tony Leung Ka-fai

  • Johnnie To on THROW DOWN

    Johnnie To on THROW DOWN

    202140 min
  • Yau Nai-hoi on THROW DOWN

    Yau Nai-hoi on THROW DOWN

    202111 min
  • Peter Kam on THROW DOWN

    Peter Kam on THROW DOWN

    202111 min
  • David Bordwell on THROW DOWN

    David Bordwell on THROW DOWN

    202121 min
  • Caroline Guo on THROW DOWN

    Caroline Guo on THROW DOWN

    202112 min
  • Making of THROW DOWN

    Making of THROW DOWN

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