Throw Down
2004 Drama/Foreign Not Rated 95 Minutes
In Theaters | N/A | |||
On 4K UHD | Not Available | |||
On Blu-ray | September 21, 2021 | |||
On DVD | September 21, 2021 |
Principal Cast
Director
Writer
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 soulsâ€"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 stardomâ€"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.
Not Rated.
Presented in Cantonese.
Released by Criterion Collection. See more credits.