The Storm Riders

Name: The Storm Riders
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1998-07-18
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Sonny Chiba, Kristy Yang Rongru, Shu Qi

1998·Movie·128 min·★ 6.6(111)

Fantasy Action Adventure Drama

“When The Wind and Cloud combine, the Fish with the golden scales becomes a dragon.”

Heeding a prophecy, a warlord trains two orphans after killing their parents. But the skills he teaches could lead to his downfall.

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United States	YouTube TV, Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, Plex	Apple TV Store
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Canada	Plex	Apple TV Store
Australia	—	Apple TV Store, Fetch TV
Germany	—	Amazon Video
Japan	—	Apple TV Store

About The Storm Riders

The Storm Riders is a 1998 Chinese-language fantasy, action and adventure film directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung. The cast is led by Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Sonny Chiba. It has a runtime of 2h 8m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel.

The Storm Riders was produced by B.O.B & Partners Co. Ltd, Centro Digital Pictures, and Orange Sky Golden Harvest and made in Hong Kong. It was released on July 18, 1998.

Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Writers: Manfred Wong Man-Chun, Ma Wing-Shing
Release date: July 18, 1998
OTT release: September 26, 2000
Original language: Chinese
Status: Released
Country: Hong Kong
Production: B.O.B & Partners Co. Ltd, Centro Digital Pictures, Orange Sky Golden Harvest

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The Storm Riders cast & crew

The Storm Riders was directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung and written by Manfred Wong Man-Chun and Ma Wing-Shing.

The cast features Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing as Striding Cloud, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin as Whispering Wind, Sonny Chiba as Lord Conqueror, Kristy Yang Rongru as Charity, Shu Qi as Chu Chu, and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Sword Saint.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Comfort Chan, cinematography is by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, and it was produced by John Chu Ka-Yan and Raymond Chow.

Is The Storm Riders worth watching?

The Storm Riders holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 111 ratings, a solidly received fantasy films.

At 2h 8m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy fantasy, action, and adventure, The Storm Riders is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Storm Riders

In United States, you can stream The Storm Riders on YouTube TV, Hi-YAH, Hi-YAH Amazon Channel, and Plex, or rent and buy it on Apple TV Store. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on September 26, 2000.

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