Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault | |
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Produced by | Tsai Yueh-Hsun Yu Hsiao-Hui |
Screenplay by | Kelly Chen Tsai Yueh-hsun |
Based on | Black & White |
Starring |
Mark Chao Huang Bo Angelababy |
Music by | Terdsak Janpan |
Cinematography | Mark Lee |
Edited by | Chou Hung-yi |
Production
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Prajna Works Entertainment
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Release date
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Running time
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153 minutes |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Mandarin |
Budget | US$11 million |
Box office |
NT$37.6 million (Taipei) ¥89.5 million (China) |
Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault is a 2012 Taiwanese action thriller film directed by Tsai Yueh-hsun. The film is a prequel to Black & White (2009). It was released on January 13, 2012. The film stars Mark Chao, reprising his role from the original series, along with Huang Bo and Angelababy. It's followed by Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014).
The film earned NT$37.6 million at the Taipei box office and ¥89.5 million at the Chinese box office.
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 3 out of 10 and said: "Taiwan's first action blockbuster is a fiasco, redeemed only by Mainland comic Huang Bo."