第58回ベルリン国際映画祭正式出品
58th Berlin International Film Festival THE OFFICIAL SELECTION in Generation
中国・少林寺にある武術学校で修行に励む天才少年カンフーくん。学校に伝わる「南ピン拳」の免許皆伝の最後の相手は日本にいることを知らされ、師匠の秘技で日本に向けて吹き飛ばされてしまう。東京の下町に到着したカンフーくんは、中華料理屋「ニュー幸楽」を営む泉ちゃん、そして孫娘のレイコと出会い、店の手伝いをしながら、住むことに。一方、日本の支配を企む「黒文部省」は、レイコの通う小学校に目をつけ、謎めいた黒教師たちを送込む。果たして、カンフーくんの最後の敵は誰なのか、黒文部省の陰謀を阻止することができるのか。
Child prodigy, Kung Fu (Zhang Zhuang) is a young Kung-fu trainee at the martial arts school of Shaolin Temple in China. In order to obtain the secrets of "Nan-Pin" Kung Fu, which has been passed down through generations at the school, Kung Fu undergoes strict trainings from day to day, and takes on the challenge of fighting through a competition against monks.
One day, he finds his "last opponent" is in Japan! Kung Fu is blown away, high into the sky by his master's special skill, all the way to Tokyo. As soon as he lands on downtown Tokyo, he meets a Japanese woman called Izumi, a master of Tai Chi who runs a Chinese restaurant called "New Koraku". Izumi and her granddaughter, Reiko develop a fondness for Kung Fu and welcomes him to stay with them Then as a part of a conspiracy by the Black Ministry of Education, a group plotting to take over and control Japan, mysterious teachers are sent to the school. Will Kung Fu be able to stop the Black Ministry of Education's conspiracy and save Reiko and obtain the secrets of "Nan-Pin" Kung Fu upon winning over his "last opponent"?
監督は小田一生。アクション監督は谷垣健二。
主演は、実際に中国・少林寺でカンフーを学び、2000人のオーディションで選ばれたチャン・チュワン。
VFXと本場のカンフーが融合し、キュートなアクションが繰り広げられる。
Directed by Issei Oda. The Action director is Kenji Tanigaki. The leading actor is Zhang Zhuang, who actually studied Kung-Fu at Shoaling Temple in China and was selected by audition among 2,000 candidates. The fusion of VFX and real Kung-Fu actions produces cute actions.