Shamo is a 2007 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Soi Cheang, based on the Japanese manga of the same name. The film stars Shawn Yue as a student who murders his parents, and, while in prison, is trained to become a violent, professional fighter by a fellow inmate played by Francis Ng.

Shamo
Traditional	軍雞
Simplified	军鸡
Mandarin	Jūnjī
Cantonese	Gwan1 Gai1
Directed by	Soi Cheang
Written by	Szeto Kam-Yuen Izo Hashimoto
Based on	Shamo by Izo Hashimoto and Aikio Tanaka
Produced by	Sam Leong Shin Yoneyama Izo Hashimoto Toji Kato Hirofumi Ogoshi
Starring	Shawn Yue Annie Liu Francis Ng Masato Bruce Leung
Cinematography	Edmund Fung
Edited by	Kong Chi-leung
Music by	Patrick Lo
Production companies	Same Way Production Art Port Pony Canyon
Distributed by	Gala Film Distribution
Release dates	3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival) 6 March 2008 (2008-03-06)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Cast

• Shawn Yue as Ryo Narushima
• Annie Liu as Megumi
• Francis Ng as Kenji Kurokawa
• Masato as Naoto Sugawara
• Ryo Ishibashi as Principal Saeki
• Dylan Kuo as Ryuichi Yamazaki
• Bruce Leung as Kensuke Mochizuki
• Pei Pei as Natsumi Narushima
• Zing Chau as Kouhei Fujiyoshi

Accolades

External links

• Shamo at IMDb

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