Man of Tai Chi | 2013

A young martial artist with paramount Tai Chi skills leads him to being spotted by a wealthy business man who entices him into a highly lucrative underworld fight club.

Cast and crew

Directed by:

Keanu Reeves

Writing Credits:

Michael G. Cooney

Cast (in credits order):

Tiger Hu Chen … ‘Tiger’ Chen Lin Hu
Keanu Reeves … Donaka Mark
Karen Mok … Inspector Suen Jing Si
Hai Yu … Master Yang
Qing Ye … Ching Sha
Simon Yam … Superintendent Wong
Yasuyuki Hirata … Thin Man
Brian Siswojo … Gong Au Young
Michael Tong … Shek Kuan
Sam Lee … De-Ming
Jiulong Guo … Old Commentator
Huang Jiang Xiang … Young Commentator
Zihan Xia … Li Hung
Sung-jun Yoo … Chi Tak
Iko Uwais … Gilang Sunjaya
Troy Sandford … Chi Tak Opponent
Kun Ju … Chou Ping (Southern Fist)
Jeremy Marinas … MMA
Brahim Chab … Taekwondo Fighter (as Brahim Achabbakhe)
Alain Ngalani … Boxer
Zha Ka … Mongolian (as ‘Zha Ka’ Han Feixing)
Ocean Hou … Hard Style
Big Bear’ Yin Chun Xiong … Zi-Long (San Shou)
Chen Chao … Zi-Hou
Li Xingping … Zi-An
Jun He … Liu Gi (Crane)
Silvio Simac … Uri Romanov
Haifeng Ni … Dragon Shape (as Ni Haifeng)
Hao Yang … UPCS Director
Wen Huan Liu … Courier Co. Manager
Min Zhou … Landlady
Tan Wei Ya … Mr. Chen
Yu Na … Mrs. Chen
Xiao Wang … Lawyer
Wu Yong Tai … Shopkeeper
Chengqi Gong … Coach
Xiao Dong Zhao … New Delivery Guy
Wu Ming … Referee #1
Jiang Wei … Referee #2
Michael Chan … Police Officer #1 (voice)
Steven Dasz … Vip audience (uncredited)
Hélène Siwan Leclerc … Female Announcer (uncredited)
Woo-Ping Yuen … Man at fight club (uncredited)

Produced by:

Man-Yiu Lee … line producer: China/HK (as Wenyao Li)
Sharon Miller … line producer
Lemore Syvan … producer
Noah Weinzweig … producer
Daxing Zhang … producer

Music by:

Kwong Wing Chan

Cinematography by:

Elliot Davis … director of photography

Film Editing by:

Derek Hui

Casting By:

PoPing AuYeung

Production Design by:

Yohei Taneda

Art Direction by:

Yingzhang Fu … co-art director: China
Miyuki Kitagawa

Costume Design by:

Joseph A. Porro

Makeup Department:

Cherlynn Koh … special makeup effects artist

Production Management:

Rong Hua … production supervisor: China
Jason Pomerantz … production manager (IMAX version)
Aaron Shershow … unit production manager: Beijing
Allison Lok Kam Yuen … production manager: stunts

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:

Pei Pei Lin … second assistant director
Lei Tsao … second unit director
Fei Wong … first assistant director

Art Department:

Simon Duric … storyboard artist
Masami Tanaka … assistant art director
Calvin Tsoi … assistant art director

Sound Department:

Todd Brodie … adr mixer
Daniel Douglass … adr technician
Richard Hocks … adr recordist: Thailand
Kaspar Hugentobler … re-recording mixer
Sebastien Lacheray … dialogue editor
Carey Milbradt … foley mixer
James Morioka … dialogue editor
Piero Mura … fights and effects design / supervising sound editor
John Ross … re-recording mixer
Paulette Victor-Lifton … adr facility supervisor
Dong Wang … sound recordist

Visual Effects by:

Svilen Aynadzhiev … digital artist
Di Cai … compositor
Wang Chang … digital compositor
Ryan Spike Dauner … visual effects supervisor (R-team VFX)
Denitsa Dimitrova … digital compositor
Justin Feldman … Additional Post-production Manager
Mark Intravartolo … flame artist
Jivko Ivanov … digital compositor
Na Jian … visual effects production coordinator: Base FX
Momchil Kirov … digital artist
Liwen Liu … digital compositor
Tiansheng Liu … digital painter: Base Fx
Yulong Liu … compositor
Sarah McGrail … visual effects producer
James McPherson … senior compositor
Dong Ming … compositor
Lillias Ng … visual effects producer: Base Fx
Stefan Rachev … digital compositor
Juan Ignacio Salgado … senior compositor: Base FX
Martin Sawtell … lead effects technical director: BaseFX
Natasa Simonson … visual effects coordinator (as Natasa Ljubisavljevic)
Xiaoming Wang … lead compositor
Fu Xiao … compositor
Jixing Zhang … digital compositor
Sophia Zhang … visual effects production manager
XueChu Zhang … compositor: Base FX
Petko Zhivkov … digital artist
Matthew Doll … Visual Effects Supervisor: BaseFX (uncredited)

Stunts:

Brahim Chab … stunts (as Brahim Achabbakhe)
Lu Junchang … fight choreographer: previs
Bruce Law … car stunt coordinator
Yee Man Law … assistant car stunt coordinator
Chi Wah Ling … action choreographer (as Tony Ling Chi-Wai)
Chad Stahelski … martial arts choreographer
Jon Valera … fight choreographer
Shun-Yee Yuen … action choreographer (as Eagle Yuen Shun-Yi)
Woo-Ping Yuen … action directorCamera and Electrical Department
Grace Guo … d.i.t.
Pui Chung Gabriel Ko … Camera “A” Camera Trainee
Chun-Wan Lam … gaffer
James On Hong Lee … grip
Jeffrey Lulewicz … video assist operator
Paul Morris … assistant camera
Matt Slattery … lighting designer
Michael Taylor … lead video engineer
Matthew Wakai … first assistant camera: “a” camera

Animation Department:

Zhanyu Yu … animator

Casting Department:

Mike Leeder … fighter casting
Liu Shi Liu … casting associate
Sasa Liu … extras casting director
Sun Yan … extras casting assistant
Sunny Zhang … casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Jack Tung … costume supervisor

Editorial Department:

Matt Blackshear … digital intermediate editor (as Matthew Blackshear)
Des Carey … digital intermediate producer
Sophie Dick … first assistant editor
Monique Eissing … digital intermediate finishing artist
Kevin London … digital intermediate systems administrator
Ryan McKeague … digital intermediate assist
Devon Meadows … digital intermediate assist
Keenan Mock … digital intermediate assistant
Adam Nazarenko … digital colorist: marketing
Jay Talactac … 2nd assistant editor
Stanley Tsang … first assistant editor
Ian Vertovec … digital intermediate colorist
Vincent Zhai … assistant editor (as Vincent Bin)
Daniel André … digital cinema mastering: IMAX (uncredited)
Jim Passon … color timer (uncredited)

Location Management:

Karina Chow … location assistant

Music Department:

Del Spiva … music editor

Script and Continuity Department:

Antoinette O’Neill … script supervisor

Additional Crew:

Zhou Wei Hong Amy … assistant accountant
Tom Burney … chef (as Tom Burney Hong Kong Personal Chef)
Justine Conte … assistant: Ms. Syvan
Yang Du … supervisor
Taro Goto … interpreter
Jack W. Haddox … production controller
Victor A. Haddox … location accountant
Steven M. Kalb … production attorney / production legal counsel
Sheerin Khosrowshahi-Miandoab … assistant: Mr Reeves
Yang Lan … producer assistant
Chiu Wah Lee … production consultant
Jill Lei … assistant production coordinator
Edmond Poon … production accountant
Denise Snyder … physical trainer: Mr. Reeves and Mr. Chen
Bill Wang … production accountant
Jack Wang … assistant to the upm
Sophia Wang … development executive
Lisle Wilkerson … interpreter
William Dahlin … production intern (uncredited)
Victor A. Haddox … post-production accountant (uncredited)
Nikhil Jassawalla … consultant (uncredited)

Thanks:

David Kim … special thanks