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Release Date:
May 2, 1997
Original Title:
Warriors of Virtue
Alternate Titles:
Creature Zone
Creature Zone – Die Krieger des TAO Universums
Die Krieger des Tao-Universums
Oi mahites tou Kalou
Wirtualni wojownicy
Wu xing zhan shi
Genres:
Action | Family | Fantasy
Production Companies:
China Film Co-Production Corp.
IJL Creations
Law Brothers Entertainment
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries:
Canada | China | Hong Kong | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 103
A young man, Ryan, suffering from a disability, wishes to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Ryan is swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he is hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desires the boy as a key to enter the real world. Ryan is rescued by the protectors of Tao, five humanoid kangaroos, each embued with the five elements and virtues. Ryan learns his valuable lesson while saving the land of Tao.
Art Direction:
Gershon Ginsburg
Ben Lau
Christian Wintter
Associate Producer:
Michael Vickerman
Casting:
Felicia Fasano
Characters:
Dennis K. Law
Ron Law
Chris Law
Jeremy Law
Co-Producer:
Ronny Yu
Costume Design:
Shirley Chan Koo-Fong
Director:
Ronny Yu
Director of Photography:
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Editor:
David Wu
Executive Producer:
Joseph Law
Line Producer:
Ogden Gavanski
Hong-An Jin
Nancy Rae Stone
Original Music Composer:
Don Davis
Producer:
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Yoram Barzilai
Lyle Howry
Chris Law
Dennis K. Law
Jeremy Law
Ron Law
Patricia Ruben
Production Design:
Joseph P. Lucky
Eugenio Zanetti
Screenplay:
Michael Vickerman
Hugh Kelley
Li Lianyi
Set Decoration:
Cliff Cunningham
Stunt Double:
Marny Eng
Supervising Art Director:
Joseph P. Lucky
Visual Effects:
Richard Trus
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