| The Treasure Hunter | |
| Director: | Kevin Chu |
| Producer: | Han Sanping Han Xiaoli Jiang Tai Raymond Lee Pei Gin-yam Du Yang Ding Li Dong Zhengrong Han Xiao |
| Starring: | Jay Chou Lin Chi-ling Eric Tsang Chen Daoming Baron Chen Will Liu Miao Pu |
| Music: | Ricky Ho |
| Cinematography: | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Editing: | Chen Bowen |
| Studio: | Chang Hong Channel Film & Video Co. |
| Distributor: | Chang Hong Channel Film & Video Co. |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | China Taiwan Hong Kong |
| Language: | Mandarin Cantonese |
| Budget: | NT$500 million[1] |
| Gross: | NT$363 million |
The Treasure Hunter is a 2009 Taiwanese action film directed by Kevin Chu and starring Jay Chou and Lin Chi-ling, with Ching Siu-tung served as action director.
In the northwest desert where countless prosperous dynasties have flourished and fallen, there is a rumor that buried amongst the sand exists a tomb containing countless riches. A group of mysterious guardians have been guarding the map to the location of the treasure until a fierce rivalry erupts. A notorious international crime group, The Company, manage to hunt down the map keeper but not before he manages to pass the map to a young chivalrous man, Qiao Fei (Jay Chou).
Qiao Fei is forced to give up the map to save the life of his mentor's daughter Lan Ting (Lin Chi-ling). Teaming up with Hua Ding-bang (Chen Daoming), who is a famous archeologist, and Lan Ting they embark on a dangerous journey to recover the map and fight to protect the ancient treasure.[2]
The film was generally panned by critics.
According to Perry Lam of Muse Magazine, 'Chou plays his role with a mix of nonchalance and self-righteousness which is simply irritating. He fits perfectly into a movie that, though trying hard to be escapist entertainment, often approaches its material with utmost solemnity; anything resembling a laugh, let alone fun, is taken out.'[3]