Casino Raiders II (至尊无上II之永霸天下)

Plot

The story is framed by a legend: before the God of Gamblers retired, he gave two jade tokens to people who had helped him, and whoever holds a token can call on his aid to win any wager. One token has returned to the God of Gamblers; the other is rumored to be in the hands of Uncle Fan (范叔), a veteran gambler.^{1 • 8}

The betrayal. Eight years earlier, Uncle Fan gambled in Osaka, Japan, with his three disciples: the eldest, James (詹永飛, played by Kelvin Wong), the swift-handed Sau Kit (仇杰, Dave Wong Kit), and Chicken Feet (雞翼, Andy Lau). James, motivated by money, killed their opponent Yamamoto Taro and betrayed the group; the outcome left Uncle Fan paralyzed in both legs after a fall, and Kit was framed for the murder and imprisoned.^{8 • 4}

Eight years later. Uncle Fan, Chicken Feet, and Chicken Feet's girlfriend Lin (小倩, Chien-Lien Wu) run a small gambling operation from a wooden boat while preparing for the Asian gambling tournament. When James learns that Uncle Fan holds the jade token, which he sees as an obstacle to his own tournament plans, he demands it and his pressure drives Uncle Fan to his death by drowning in the sea.^{4 • 1} Kit is released from prison and wants only a quiet life with his young daughter (陳卓欣), refusing Chicken Feet's request for revenge.¹

Escalation. James keeps pursuing the token and the threat he believes Kit poses. He has Kit's daughter kidnapped, and to save her and end the harassment Kit cuts off his own swift right hand; James's schemes also leave Chicken Feet blind. After Lin is killed in the violence that follows the discovery of the token, Kit and Chicken Feet resolve to settle the score through the Asian gambling tournament itself.^{4 • 8}

The final game. In the tournament final, Kit, Chicken Feet, the defending champion James, and casino owner Mr. Yang (楊群) meet at the table. Kit has a prior arrangement with Mr. Yang that he himself must not win; he deliberately loses his stake, but passes the money to Chicken Feet rather than to James, forcing James to bet everything on the last hand. Chicken Feet stakes a counterfeit jade token and his own life; James declines to call the bet and concedes, leaving Chicken Feet the winner of US$40 million and the title of new Asian gambling king. Kit, who had secretly placed a US$5 million bet in James's name that James would lose, is mistaken by Mr. Yang for having thrown the match, and James is shot dead on Yang's orders. Kit, fearing for Chicken Feet's safety, sends him out of Hong Kong, and is himself killed by gunmen immediately afterward.⁸

Cast and characters

Andy Lau plays Chicken Feet (雞翼), the loyal junior disciple; Dave Wong Kit plays Sau Kit (仇杰), known as Asia's swiftest hand; Chien-Lien Wu plays Lin (小倩), Chicken Feet's girlfriend; and Monica Chan plays Kit's former girlfriend.^{4 • 9} Kelvin Wong plays the treacherous James (詹永飛), Lau Siu-Ming plays Uncle Fan, Lee Siu-Kei plays Uncle Kei, Peter Yang Kwan plays Mr. Yang, and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang plays Pow.⁴ The supporting cast also includes Tien Feng and Chan Cheuk-Yan.⁶