Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

116 mins | Drama, Action | Nov. 10, 1996

A young rebel falls for the sister of a local kickboxing champion. In order to stay out of jail, he is advised by his parole officer to begin training in the art of kickboxing. His romance with the girl blossoms but comes to a crashing halt when he is forced to face her brother in the ring. When the brother is accidentally killed, the romance ends and the young kickboxer participates in illegal street fights. When the kickboxer has a shot at the Golden Belt against the Japanese champ, he soon learns that this may be the final fight of his life. Written by Ninja01

Somebody Up There Likes Me

116 mins | Drama, Action | Nov. 10, 1996

Somebody Up There Likes Me
A young rebel falls for the sister of a local kickboxing champion. In order to stay out of jail, he is advised by his parole officer to begin training in the art of kickboxing. His romance with the girl blossoms but comes to a crashing halt when he is forced to face her brother in the ring. When the brother is accidentally killed, the romance ends and the young kickboxer participates in illegal street fights. When the kickboxer has a shot at the Golden Belt against the Japanese champ, he soon learns that this may be the final fight of his life. Written by Ninja01
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Long Shong Pictures, Milestone Pictures
Original title 浪漫風暴
Directors Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
Writers Chan Hing-Kai

Cast

Aaron Kwok

as Ken Wong

Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung

as Gloria Chan

Sammo Hung

as Black Jack Hung

Michael Tong

as Rocky Chan

Lawrence Lau Kwok-Cheong

as Fight Official

Jun Kunimura

as Japanese trainer

David Wu

as Traffic Police officer