{ "id": "ep9q46z6kk", "slug": "god-of-gamblers-ii", "title": "God of Gamblers II (赌侠)", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "label": "Franchise and series entries as standalone works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries", "label": "Action, thriller, and crime series film entries", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-1990s", "label": "Entries released in the 1990s", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-1990s" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "label": "China · 1946 to 2000: Franchise and series entries as standalone works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946", "label": "China · 1946 to 2000", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films", "label": "Films and standalone screen works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works", "label": "Individual films by title and year", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series", "label": "Franchise and series entries as standalone works", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t1946.culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series" } ] } ], "excerpt": "God of Gamblers II (赌侠), also released as Dou hap, is a 1990 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau and Stephen Chow, with Chow Yun-fat as the God of Gamblers.", "snippet": "God of Gamblers II (赌侠), also released as Dou hap, is a 1990 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Wong Jing and starring Andy Lau and Stephen Chow, with Chow Yun-fat as the God of Gamblers.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.films.films.individual-works.franchise-series.franchise-series.action-thriller-series-entries.entries-released-in-the-1990s", "markdown": "# God of Gamblers II (赌侠)\n\n**God of Gamblers II** (赌侠; also released as *Dou hap* and *Knight of Gamblers*) is a 1990 Hong Kong action comedy directed and written by Wong Jing (王晶), starring [Andy Lau](https://www.edgepedia.org/andy-lau) and [Stephen Chow](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-chow), with [Chow Yun-fat](https://www.edgepedia.org/chow-yun-fat) in a supporting appearance as Ko Chun, the God of Gamblers[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en). It continues the story of Lau's character Little Knife from *God of Gamblers* (1989) and brings him together with Chow's gambling saint Sing from *All for the Winner* (1990), making it a crossover of the two characters' film series[3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/).\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | 赌侠 (Dou hap), meaning \"Knight of Gamblers\"[4](https://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/godofgamblers2/) |\n| Director and writer | Wong Jing (王晶)[2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en) |\n| Hong Kong release | 13 December 1990[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) |\n| Runtime and language | 99 minutes, Cantonese, color, stereo sound[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) |\n| Production company | Win's Movie Production & I/E Co. (永盛电影制作有限公司)[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en) |\n| Lead cast | Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, Ng Man-Tat, Charles Heung, Sharla Cheung[2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en) |\n| 1990 Hong Kong box office | HK$40,342,758, fifth among the films in one compiled ranking of the year's comedies[5](https://g-city.sass.org.cn/_upload/article/files/c2/ea/ddf07785453288d67af5f7c36970/8305c418-2698-4988-8f8c-b78fea8e565c.pdf) |\n| Follow-up | 赌侠II上海滩赌圣 (*God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai*, 1991)[3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nThe film picks up one year after the events of *God of Gamblers*. Ko Chun (周润发, Chow Yun-fat), having defeated the gambling villain Chan Kam-Sing (赌魔陈金城) in a high-stakes duel on the open sea, took Little Knife (刀仔, Andy Lau) as his disciple and brought him to the United States to pass on his gambling skills[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/). A year later Little Knife returns to the gambling world accompanied by Lung Wu (龙五, Charles Heung), winning large sums on his master's behalf and donating them all to charity, which earns him the honorific \"Knight of Gamblers\" (赌侠)[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [6](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn).\n\nMeanwhile Sing (阿星, Stephen Chow), the \"Saint of Gamblers\" whose winnings from his special powers cannot be kept for himself, wants to become Ko Chun's disciple and seeks out Little Knife for an introduction[6](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn). The two men start out suspicious of each other and match tricks and skills to a draw[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/). When Little Knife refuses to take Sing to see his master, Sing kneels outside his door[6](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn).\n\n**The villain's scheme.** Hussein (侯赛因), Chan Kam-Sing's adopted son, seeks revenge for his adoptive father's defeat[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/). He stages a fraud on a gambling ship under the [God of Gamblers](https://www.edgepedia.org/god-of-gamblers)' name, intending to swindle the wealthy of Southeast Asia and ruin Ko Chun's reputation, and takes Lung Wu, Lung Kau, and Uncle hostage so that Little Knife cannot expose his true identity[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/). In the finale Little Knife and Sing work together, one using the God of Gamblers' techniques and the other his special powers, to win a huge stake in the shortest time and defeat Hussein by trickery; Sing also gets his wish of meeting the God of Gamblers[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/).\n\n## Cast\n\nThe credited cast pairs the leads of the two parent films. Andy Lau plays Little Knife (also listed as Michael Chan, Dagger, or The Knight of Gamblers), Stephen Chow plays Chow Sing Cho, and Chow Yun-fat plays Ko Chun[2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en). Supporting roles include Ng Man-Tat as Uncle Tat, Charles Heung as Lung Wu, John Ching as Tai-Kun, Sharla Cheung as Dream Lo, Blacky Ko as Panther, Monica Chan (陈法蓉) as Kowloon, Pal Sinn (单立文) as Hussein, and Pau Hon-Lam as Chan Kam-Sing[2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en). Wong Jing also appears on screen as \"Surprised Man\"[3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/).\n\n## Production and release\n\nThe film was produced by Win's Movie Production & I/E Co., the company of producer Jimmy Heung (向华胜)[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [4](https://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/godofgamblers2/). It opened in Hong Kong cinemas on 13 December 1990[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/). Runtime is given as 99 minutes by the 1905 database, Apple TV, and Tube Culture, and as 100 minutes by the Cinemasie database[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en) • [3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/) • [4](https://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/godofgamblers2/). The Hong Kong rating was IIA[2](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en). It earned HK$40,342,758 at the 1990 Hong Kong box office, where it ranked fifth among the comedy films in one compiled list of the year's top earners[5](https://g-city.sass.org.cn/_upload/article/files/c2/ea/ddf07785453288d67af5f7c36970/8305c418-2698-4988-8f8c-b78fea8e565c.pdf).\n\n## Place in the gambling-film genre\n\nThe film belongs to the Hong Kong gambling-movie wave that *God of Gamblers* (1989), *Casino Raiders* (1989), and *All for the Winner* (1990) set in motion[7](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3277347/how-hong-kongs-gambling-film-genre-was-spurred-andy-lau-chow-yun-fat-and-stephen-chow). Its premise is a direct crossover: Lau's Little Knife carries the *God of Gamblers* storyline forward, while Chow's Sing arrives from *All for the Winner*, whose success had broken box-office records earlier the same year[1](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/) • [8](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/sc/web/hkfa/pe-event-2018-13-1-16.html). The pairing of orthodox gambling skill with Chow's supernatural special powers became the film's signature formula, and the character combination continued in the sequel 赌侠II上海滩赌圣 (*God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai*, 1991)[3](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/). The broader series eventually ran to more than ten sequels and spin-offs through the 1990s[9](https://cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/issue/view/173/127).\n\n## References\n\n1. [赌侠 (1990) 详细资料, 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/61113/info/)\n2. [God of Gamblers II, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/god-of-gamblers-ii/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn?l=en)\n3. [賭俠 // 1990年電影, Tube Culture](https://tube.hk/zh-hk/movie/1990/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/)\n4. [God of Gamblers 2, Cinemasie](https://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/oeuvre/godofgamblers2/)\n5. [90年代香港喜剧片票房数据表, 上海社会科学院 (g-city.sass.org.cn)](https://g-city.sass.org.cn/_upload/article/files/c2/ea/ddf07785453288d67af5f7c36970/8305c418-2698-4988-8f8c-b78fea8e565c.pdf)\n6. [《賭俠》, Apple TV (Hong Kong)](https://tv.apple.com/hk/movie/%E8%B3%AD%E4%BF%A0/umc.cmc.7imslam0kzbbm3o6u7ey8eecn)\n7. [How Hong Kong's gambling film genre was spurred by Andy Lau, Chow Yun-fat and Stephen Chow, South China Morning Post](https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3277347/how-hong-kongs-gambling-film-genre-was-spurred-andy-lau-chow-yun-fat-and-stephen-chow)\n8. [賭霸, 香港電影資料館](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/sc/web/hkfa/pe-event-2018-13-1-16.html)\n9. 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