Story of movie Railroad Tigers : Railroad Tigers is a 2016 Chinese action comedy film directed by Ding Sheng and starring Jackie Chan. It was released in China on December 23, 2016. It is about a railroad worker who leads a team of freedom fighters to oppose the Japanese during the occupation in World War II
| Railroad Tigers | |
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| Chinese | ???? |
| Directed by | Ding Sheng |
| Produced by | Zhou Mao Fei Zhao Lei |
| Starring | Jackie Chan
Huang Zi Tao Jaycee Chan Wang Kai Wang Ta Lu |
Production companies | Shanghai Film Group Yaolai Entertainment Media Shanghai New Culture Media Group Beijing Motianlun Media |
| Distributed by | Yuyue Film Company |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin Japanese |
| Budget | US$50 Million |
| Box office | US$103 Million |
Screenplay
In December 1941, Japan expands the occupation of its neighbouring countries to Southeast Asia. The railway from Tianjin to Nanjing in East China became a key military transportation route, heavily guarded by Japanese soldiers. Railroad worker Ma Yuan (Jackie Chan) leads a team of freedom fighters. Using his deep knowledge of the train network, he and his men sabotage it, ambushing Japanese soldiers and stealing supplies to feed the starving Chinese. Although the freedom fighters have no weapons of their own, they employ whatever tools are at hand, including a hammer and shovels, loose railway track planks and diverted trains. The local Chinese call the unlikely heroes the “Railroad Tigers”. The freedom fighters find themselves on the wrong side of the tracks when the Japanese send reinforcements to Shandong. In an act of defiance, Ma Yuan launches his most dangerous mission yet, blowing up a heavily guarded railroad bridge. When the Japanese learn of the crippling plan, which will derail the war effort, the stakes are raised even higher. After many missed opportunities and missed shots, the bridge is blown up by the ragtag Chinese railroad tigers.
- Jackie Chan as Ma Yuan
- Huang Zitao as Da Hai
- Wang Kai as Fan Chuan
- Darren Wang as Da Guo
- Sang Ping as Dakui
- Xu Fan as Auntie Qin
- Jaycee Chan as Rui Ge
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Yamaguchi
- Zhang Lanxin as Yuko
- Andy Lau as School Teacher (cameo)
The budget of the film is US$50 million. The film had railway sequences shot in Diaobingshan using steam trains.
On September 1, 2016. Well Go Entertainment announced the acquisition of Railroad Tigers for distribution in English-language territories including North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The film is scheduled to open in December to coincide with its release in China.
The film grossed CN¥215 million (US$30.1 million) on its opening weekend in China. It has grossed CN¥697.2 million in China. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds a 39% approval rating based on 31 reviews, and a weighted score of 5.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Railroad Tigers throws a few sparks hearkening back to Jackie Chan's glory days as an action comedy star, but they're smothered by an unfocused story and jarring shifts in tone."
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