Shaolin Soccer
“Get ready to kick some grass!”
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
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Cast
40 people
Stephen Chow
Mighty Steel Leg / Sing
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
CJ7
Richard Ng Man-tat
Fung
Known for
The Wandering Earth
A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
Zhao Wei
Mui
Known for
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Red Cliff
Patrick Tse Yin
Hung
Known for
Rouge
Tai Chi Hero
Karen Mok Man-wai
Team Moustache Player #2
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Man of Tai Chi
Wong Yat-fei
Iron Head
Known for
From Beijing with Love
Out of the Dark
Andy Lau Tak-wah
[Singing voice]
Known for
Infernal Affairs
The Great Wall
Mo Meilin
Hooking Leg
Known for
Once Upon a Time in Shanghai
Tenky Tin Kai-man
Iron Shirt
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
King of Comedy
Danny Chan Kwok-kwan
Empty Hands
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Lam Tze-chung
Weight Vest
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
CJ7
Vincent Kok Tak-chiu
Team Puma Leader
Known for
The God of Cookery
CJ7
Stephen Chow Director · Tsang Kan-cheong Screenplay Raymond Wong Ying-Wah Composer
Worldwide gross $43M · Budget $10M · United States release April 2, 2004
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$42,776,760
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Star Overseas
Production
Universe Entertainment
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
少林足球
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · Thai
Release dates
China · July 5, 2001
Theatrical · Banned
Hong Kong SAR China · July 12, 2001
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 2004
Limited theatrical
United States · August 24, 2004
Physical · DVD
United States
November 10, 2002 · Premiere · AFI Fest
January 11, 2003 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
March 29, 2003 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
January 18, 2007 · TV
Australia
August 9, 2001 · Premiere · Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival
July 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
March 12, 2004 · Digital
Brazil
July 12, 2001 · Theatrical
France
August 21, 2002 · Theatrical
July 17, 2012 · Physical
Germany
March 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 14, 2017 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
November 30, 2006 · Digital
Ireland
December 24, 2004 · Digital
Italy
April 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Japan
June 1, 2002 · Theatrical
November 2, 2002 · Limited theatrical · Tokyo (International Version)
Mexico
August 9, 2001 · Digital
South Korea
May 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 9, 2002 · Digital
United Kingdom
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
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