The Myth (2005)
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- PG-13
- 2h 2min
- Action, Adventure
- 11 May 2005 (Hong Kong)
- Movie
Archeologist Jack keeps having reoccurring dreams of a past life, where he is the great general Meng Yi, who is sworn to protect a princess named Ok-Soo. Jack decides to go investigate everything with his friend William.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 5 nominations.
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Cast
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Bing Shao | ... |
Nangong Yan
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| Jackie Chan | ... |
Meng Yi / Jack
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Weixing Yao | ... |
General Shen
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Jianzhong Zhang | ... |
Official
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| Kim Hee-seon | ... |
Ok Soo
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| Choi Min-soo | ... |
General Choi
(as Choi Min Soo)
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Yang Jian | ... |
General Choi's Aide
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| Gang Wu | ... |
General Choi's Aide
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| Tony Ka Fai Leung | ... |
William
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| Maggie Lau | ... |
Maggie
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Leon Head | ... |
Dr. Smith
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| Sudhanshu Pandey | ... |
Dasar Guard Captain
(as Sudanshu Pandde)
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| Jingke Liang | ... |
Governess
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| Gang Cai | ... |
Artist
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Sasidharan Nair Sajith Kumar | ... |
Dasar Guard A
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Sunil Kumar Kumman | ... |
Dasar Guard B
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| Mallika Sherawat | ... |
Samantha
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| Ram Gopal Bajaj | ... |
Senior Monk
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| Tak Yuen | ... |
Dasar Monk
(as Richard Hung)
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Govindan Kutty Nair Sathyanarayanan | ... |
Dasar Prince
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Karimbil Nidheesh | ... |
Dasar Policeman
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Kumman Gopakumar | ... |
Dasar Policeman
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Biju Kumman | ... |
Dasar Policeman
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| Xuetong Li | ... |
Curator
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| Zhou Sun | ... |
Mr. Koo
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| Ken Lo | ... |
Dragon
(as Kenneth Low)
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| Hiro Hayama | ... |
Tiger
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Shek Chan | ... |
Cheetah
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Zi-liang Shi | ... |
Physician
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Shuliang Lian | ... |
Zhao Gao
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Weiguo Chen | ... |
Li Si
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Yiqun Zhang | ... |
Hu Hai
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| Shan Qiao | ... |
Eunuch
(as Shun Qiao)
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| Rongguang Yu | ... |
Zhao Kuang
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| Patrick Tam | ... |
Xu Gui
(as Tam Yiu Man)
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Song Jin | ... |
Jin Song
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| Ken Wong | ... |
Meng Jie
(as Wong Hop Hi)
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Chen Gangwu | ... |
Villager
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Hyeon-jin Park | ... |
Eagle
(as Hyun Jin Park)
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Jun He | ... |
Phoenix
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| Jason Chong | ... |
Jack / General Meng-Yi (English Revoice)
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| Pete Spurrier | ... |
(uncredited)
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Shanhao Ye | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
| Stanley Tong | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Stanley Tong | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Hui-Ling Wang | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Hai-shu Li | ... | (screenplay) |
| Stanley Tong | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Bobby Bedi | ... | co-producer: India |
| Puja Bedi | ... | line producer: India |
| Jackie Chan | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Willie Chan | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Shabuddin Choudhary | ... | Distributor: Indian Tv Rights |
| Gin Lau | ... | line producer |
| Kim Wah Lou | ... | line producer (as Lo Kim Wah) |
| Solon So | ... | producer |
| Sridhar Sreekakula | ... | Producer: North American Edit |
| Barbie Tung | ... | producer |
| Jianhai Xu | ... | associate producer |
| Buting Yang | ... | executive producer |
| Albert Yeung | ... | executive producer |
| Jianzhong Zhang | ... | line producer: Shanghai |
Music by
| Gary Chase | ... | (music by) |
| Nathan Wang | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Wing-Hang Wong | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Chi-Wai Yau | ||
Casting By
| Sheila Manning | ||
Production Design by
| Oliver Wong | ||
Art Direction by
| Jeffrey Kong | ... | (assistant art director, hong kong only) |
| Oliver Wong | ||
Costume Design by
| Thomas Chong | ||
Makeup Department
| Pravin Banker | ... | makeup artist |
| Zhangqing Chen | ... | makeup artist: Lanzhou |
| Maggie Choy | ... | makeup artist |
| Changming Gao | ... | hair stylist: Shanghai (as Gao Changming) |
| Wai Kuen Lai | ... | hair stylist |
| Wai-Hing Lau | ... | hair stylist (as Lau Wai Hing) |
| Suresh Mohanty | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Suresh Monty | ... | makeup artist: India |
| Saroj Rokhundl | ... | hair stylist: India |
| Cal Salhua | ... | makeup artist: Shanghai |
| Chhotu Sheikh | ... | makeup artist: India (as Chotu Shaikh) |
| Yuanyuan Wang | ... | hair stylist: Lanzhou |
| Zhang Xitao | ... | hair stylist: Lanzhou |
| Ronald Yeung | ... | hair stylist |
| Zhang Zhong | ... | makeup artist: Lanzhou |
Production Management
| Sze Ting Chan | ... | unit manager (as Si-Ting Chan) |
| Mustafa Chawniwala | ... | Assistant Production Manager: India |
| Ringo Chen | ... | associate production manager |
| Yuk Wah Cheung | ... | unit manager |
| Jan-Yan Lee | ... | assistant production manager (as Joe Lee) |
| Kwok-Fai Lee | ... | assistant production manager |
| Ram Ling | ... | assistant production manager |
| Melody Lui | ... | associate production manager: India |
| Sanjay Malik | ... | production manager |
| Rohit Ved Prakash | ... | associate production manager: India |
| Yogender Tyagi | ... | unit manager: India |
| Carly Wong | ... | production manager |
| Eddie Wong | ... | associate production manager |
| Wendy Wong | ... | production manager: India |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Janet Chun | ... | first assistant director |
| Chang Jing | ... | third assistant director |
| Chi Wai Koo | ... | second assistant director |
| Raman Kumar | ... | third assistant director: India |
| Man Ki Kwok | ... | second assistant director |
| Man-Yiu Lee | ... | first assistant director (as Johnny Lee) |
| Chi-On Leung | ... | first assistant director |
| Hai-shu Li | ... | third assistant director |
| Bin Liao | ... | assistant director: Lanzhou (as Liao Bin) |
| Lemon Liu | ... | first assistant director (as Liu Yick Man) |
| Siddhartha Luther | ... | second assistant director: India |
| Murali Menon | ... | first assistant director: India (as Murli Menon) |
| Naresh Sharma | ... | third assistant director: India |
Art Department
| Fu-Lin Chang | ... | props (as Fu-Lam Cheung) |
| Ambrose Chau | ... | assistant art director |
| Man Chow | ... | property master |
| Tak-Keung Chu | ... | props |
| Shu Ching Fung | ... | props |
| Swapnil Keny | ... | unit art lead |
| Kwok-Chung Kwan | ... | assistant art director |
| Siu Hung Lai | ... | props |
| Wai-Ming Law | ... | props |
| Bin Shi | ... | assistant art director (as Si Bing) |
| Mei-Bo Wong | ... | assistant art director |
| Lu Lu Yee | ... | artist: Ok Soo painting |
| Nali Natalie Zhao | ... | assistant art director (as Zhao Nali) |
Sound Department
| Andrew Belletty | ... | sound mixer / sound mixer: India |
| Brett Hinton | ... | printmaster engineer |
| Shashi Kasare | ... | boom operator: India |
| Nicole Lazaroff | ... | assistant sound mixer (as Nicole Lazaroth) / boom operator (as Nicole Lazaroth) |
| Tao Li | ... | sound mixer: Beijing |
| Gavin Myers | ... | sound effects editor |
| Wei Niu | ... | assistant sound mixer: Beijing |
| Lin Qiu | ... | location boom operator |
| Allwin Rego | ... | boom operator: India |
| Terry Shek | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ye Shu | ... | adr recordist |
| Kinson Tsang | ... | sound designer |
| Hang Zhu | ... | boom operator: Beijing |
Visual Effects by
| Ringo Chiang | ... | modeling artist: DCDC |
| Wendy Choi | ... | visual effects executive producer: DCDC |
| Jeuk-Gei Chu | ... | digital compositor |
| Anthony Ho | ... | modeling artist: DCDC |
| Jack Ho | ... | on-set vfx supervisor |
| Majush James | ... | visual effects artist |
| William Kwok | ... | compositor: DCDC (as Kwok Wai Lun) |
| Wing Shui Kwok | ... | senior lighting and texture artist: DCDC |
| Chi Wai Law | ... | digital effects |
| Chi Man Lee | ... | senior modeling artist: DCDC (as Lee Chi Man) |
| Jun-Kit Leung | ... | compositor: DCDC (as Leung Chi Kit) |
| Samuel Mok | ... | head of compositing department: DCDC |
| Willie Ng | ... | compositor: DCDC |
| Maverick Siu | ... | visual effects art director: DCDC |
| Chun-Pong Sun | ... | compositor: DCDC (as Sun Chun Pong) |
| Stanley Sze | ... | senior animator: DCDC |
| Hok-Man Tsang | ... | compositor: DCDC |
| Vincent Tsang | ... | senior animator: DCDC |
| David Tso | ... | visual effects supervisor: DCDC |
| Peggy Wong | ... | visual effects producer |
| Samson Wong | ... | head of animation department: DCDC |
| Van Wong | ... | compositor: DCDC |
| Yiu Cheong Wong | ... | head of compositing department: DCDC (as Wong Yiu Cheong) |
| Ed Wu | ... | lighting and texture artist: DCDC |
| Wesley Yeung | ... | head of modeling department: DCDC |
Stunts
| Jackie Chan | ... | stunt choreographer |
| William Dewsbury | ... | horse wrangler |
| Guanhua Han | ... | stunts |
| Jun He | ... | stunts |
| Bruce Law | ... | stunt coordinator: fire sequences and body burns |
| In-seop Lee | ... | additional stunt double: Jackie Chan (as In Seob Lee) / stunts (as In Seob Lee) |
| Ken Lo | ... | stunt double |
| Hyeon-jin Park | ... | stunt performer (as Hyun Jin Park) |
| Stanley Tong | ... | stunt choreographer |
| Gang Wu | ... | stunt performer |
| Hao-er Yu | ... | stunt double (as Hao Er Yu) / stunt performer (as Hao Er Yu) |
| Tak Yuen | ... | stunt choreographer (as Richard Hung) |
| Chong Wei Zhang | ... | stunts |
| Takahito Ôuchi | ... | stunts |
| Jackie Chan | ... | stunt actor (uncredited) |
| Jon Foo | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hoi-Yan Chan | ... | gaffer |
| Mulchand Dedhia | ... | gaffer: India |
| Ho-Yuen Fong | ... | still photographer |
| Samuel Fu | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Chin-Cheng Fung | ... | electrician |
| Michael A. Johnson | ... | camera operator / cinematographer: second unit / steadicam operator |
| Ming-Chuen Lo | ... | dolly grip |
| Chun-Mo Wong | ... | grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Bik-Yan Kwok | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Suen-Chi Law | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Pik Kwan Lee | ... | assistant costume designer (as Bik-Kwan Lei) |
| Yin Ling Leung | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Denni Li | ... | conceptual costume designer (as Denie Li) |
| Riyaz Ali Merchant | ... | costume supervisor |
| Ka-Yee Wong | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Ming-Ha Wong | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Lai-Yan Woo | ... | assistant costume designer |
Music Department
| Milton Nelson | ... | orchestrator |
| Johs Wu | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Joe Chan | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Damon Chan | ... | production accountant |
| Jackie Chan | ... | action director |
| Dal Changming | ... | on-set doctor: Yunnan |
| Mustafa Chaniwala | ... | floor runner: India |
| Yu Fei | ... | catering coordinator: Beijing |
| Hiroshi Fukazawa | ... | making of |
| Siddarth Joshi | ... | extras coordinator: India (as Siddharth Joshi) |
| Padmaja Karmaikar | ... | office secretary: India (as Padmaja S. Karmalkar) |
| Weimin Lao | ... | horse trainer: Lanzhou unit |
| Guohui Li | ... | catering coordinator: Yunnan |
| Weimin Liu | ... | horse trainer |
| Trevor Morris | ... | subtitle translator |
| Meenakshi Pandey | ... | production secretary: India |
| Deepak Sawakhande | ... | production coordinator |
| Sandip Soparrkar | ... | choreographer: India |
| Jiafan Wang | ... | catering coordinator: Shanghai |
| Graham Ware Jr. | ... | horse trainer (as Grahame Ware) |
| Diana C. Weng | ... | adr dialogue coach |
| Irene Wong | ... | production secretary |
| Jiang Yingjie | ... | catering coordinator: Shanghai |
| Jingshu Zhu | ... | production accountant: Shanghai |
Production Companies
- JCE Movies (presents)
- China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) (in association with)
Distributors
- Emperor Motion Pictures (2005) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2005) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Vértice 360 (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Barking Cow Distribution
- Barking Cow Media Group (2007) (United States)
- Beijing Poly-bona Film Publishing Company (2005) (China)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Great Movies Distribution (2022) (Brazil) (video) (SVOD)
- Great Movies Distribution (2022) (Mexico) (video) (SVOD)
- Paradise Group (2005) (Russia)
- RTL Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- SBP (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Splendid Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Star Entertainment (2017) (India) (Rerun HD ver)
- Trinity Filmed Entertainment (2014) (United Kingdom)
- Universal Pictures (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Visual Data Media Services (post-production digital facility (picture & sound))
- Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd. (film supplied by)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (titles)
- Media Business Service Limited (dubbing)
- O.K. Post Production Co. (dubbing: Cantonese)
- Oriental Post Co. Ltd. (digital intermediate)
- Salon Films (camera equipment provided by)
- Salon Films (grip and lighting equipment)
- Soundfirm, Beijing (dubbing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as Jack, a world-renowned archaeologist who has begun having mysterious dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist enlists his help locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact. Assisted by the spirit of a noble princess... Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | An Unforgettable Journey Through Time Unearths A Hero For The Ages See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $15,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Hong Kong | $801,793, 23 Sep 2005 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | HKD70,000,000, 28 Sep 2005 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jackie Chan fell off one of the horses and could not move his legs for the rest of the day. After a few days, he was reportedly doing fine again. See more » |
| Goofs | (at around 31 mins) The elephant is named "Lakshmi", which suggest a female. But "she" has small tusks. In Asian elephants, only males have the tusks. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Kung Fu Yoga (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Endless Love See more » |