The Moon Thieves

Action Crime Drama Thriller

Hong Kong

Cantonese

February 9, 2024

1hr 48min

Status: released

Trailer, Teaser & Videos

The Moon Thieves Movie Details:

Chinese title	盜月者
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Genre	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release date	9 February 2024 (Hong Kong)
Running time	1hr 48min
Starring	Anson Lo Edan Lui Louis Cheung Michael Ning Keung To
Directed by	Steve Yuen
Screenplay by	Ronald Chan
Produced by	Jason Siu Ray Pang
Cinematography by	Karl Tam
Edited by	Wong Hoi
Music by	Yusuke Hatano
Production Company	Emperor Motion Pictures MakerVille
Distributor	Emperor Motion Pictures

The Moon Thieves Movie Cast & Characters:

Edan Cheuk On Lui as Vincent Ma
Anson Lo as Yoh
Louis Cheung as Chief
Michael Ning as Mario
Keung To as Uncle
Fung Kwok as Mr. Bard
Luna Shaw as Ms. Hong
Kazuya Tanabe as Mr. Kato
Ben Yuen as Kuen

Storyline:

Two young men become involved in a complicated crime involving antique watches.

About The Moon Thieves Movie:

The Moon Thieves (Chinese: 盜月者) is a Hong Kong heist film directed by Steve Yuen and stars Anson Lo, Edan Lui, Louis Cheung, Michael Ning and Keung To in lead roles.

The Moon Thieves was announced during the film presentation of Emperor Motion Pictures in March 2023. The story is loosely based on the 2009 heist at Tenshodo in Ginza and the 2010 post office robbery in Hong Kong.

Principal photography began in March 2023 in Tokyo, Japan, and wrapped up in two weeks. Filming resumed on 27 April in Hong Kong, and wrapped on 1 May. Filming locations include a tailor shop in Prince Edward, a post office in Yau Tong and Chun Wang Street in Tseung Kwan O. An official trailer was released in October 2023.

The Moon Thieves was theatrically released on 9 February 2024, in Hong Kong. The film is also selected to be the opening film of the 19th Osaka Asian Film Festival.