Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing, aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as "Pig Sty Alley," Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear.
Director, Producer, Writer and Star Stephen Chow is Asia's number one comedy star and one of the region's most beloved entertainers. He has starred in more than 50 films, but it was the success of 2001's Shaolin Soccer that lifted him to a level of stardom occupied by only a handful of others in the region.
Despite the fact that he plays one of the good guys in Kung Fu Hustle, Yuen Wah is known to Hong Kong film fans as "the Magnificent Villain," a title he earned playing evildoers as a fixture of Hong Kong cinema throughout its glorious period from the 1970s until today. He has appeared in more than 100 movies, working with just about every top Hong Kong director, including John Woo, Tsui Hark, Sammo Hung and Jeff Lau.
