By | Published August 16, 2009

Jay Chou

In response to recent news that Jay Chou has been selected to play Kato in Seth Rogan’s upcoming GREEN HORNET film, Asia Pacific Arts has put together a video list of the pop singer and actor’s best martial arts moments. Bruce Lee fans may be worried about the casting of a pop superstar with limited kung fu training but the music videos, ad spots and film clips that APA has assembled reveal that Chou isn’t exactly a newcomer to screen fighting.

For the complete list of Jay Chou martial arts videos check out Asia Pacific Arts.

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  • darrinkemp

    Well okay,now that I've seen this video of him swinging nunckucks around and tossing stuntment with special effects I am now convinced that Jay Chou is the second coming of Yuen Biao.Siiiiigh. :(

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  • Flagday

    He has built-in box office. Otherwise he can`t fill Bruce Lee`s gas tank. Mark — all the guys who are at the Alive Not Dead website just itching to get into film — talented — good looking — actors — and they choose Jay Chou for this? I don`t hate the idea but there are at least o10 other better choices I can think of. D.Y Sao – Alfred Hsing — etc. etc.

  • biomorph

    If THESE are his top ten moments, He had better start training. Now.

  • http://www.kungfucinema.com Mark Pollard

    I hear you but it's clear the producers and investors want to target a broad Asian market with this one. Unfortunately, they're forgetting why THE GREEN HORNET TV series was popular in Asia to begin with.

  • Rhythm-X

    Here's the thing about Kato: HE WEARS A MASK. It doesn't matter WHO they cast (from a martial arts perspective) because it's always going to come down to the skills of the stuntman with the mask on. The same would have been true of Stephen Chow.

    Some perspective is in order here. This role doesn't demand the ability to fill Bruce Lee's gas tank, or the second coming of Yuen Biao. Those are bonuses but far, far from essential. Hell, I'd have cast Gillian Chung as Kato. She can act, she could REALLY use the work, and the outpouring of self-righteous nerd rage would have been epic and hilarious. Who says Kato has to be a guy?

  • flexkavana

    jason yee would have been a better choice for kato.

  • mistermjones2000

    This video reminds me of an old saying: it is better to be silent and be thought the fool rather than speak and remove all doubt. With friends like Asia Pacific Arts Jay Chou needs no enemies. In the words of the immortal Bruce Lee: “what was that…, an exhibition?

    What I am hoping for before I apologize for being totally wrong about this kid is for him to realize the big shoes he is attempting to fill and to turn around and give us a performance worthy of another nomination for the Hong Kong Golden Horse Awards. He certainly has he work cut out for him.

  • http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/ Chris

    Jay Chou had ten moments? Who knew?

  • greg k

    that was gay. really. really, gay. belongs in some chinese gay club. nothing against gay people by the way

  • darrinkemp

    I'm going to reply simply because I feel spoken to directly.No Kato doesn't have to be male.No Kato doesnt even have to be a martila artist. But when a role becomes defined by a specific trait thats what you judge it by. Also the Green Hornets popularity is because of Bruce Lee's portrayal of Kato.As for “self-righteous nerd rage”,I post with my real name,I don't call other people names,and I respect everyones oppinions. Even yours. :)

  • brigittelinfan

    I will not see nor rent this movie

  • fantail

    Oh my god. Jay Chou will make grandmaster Bruce Lee turned in his grave. Who is Jay Chou? A non martial arts practitioner to portray a kung fu expert in Kato?.
    All Bruce Lee's fans of the world should be crying. Remember the comment from Donny Yen on the film, I forgotten the tittle, with Chow Yun Fatt and Gong Li? The current best cinema fighter commented that Jay Chou was dancing not fighting in all those action scenes of that film. Oh my god.

  • ronnie_123

    Chill out people, Jay Chou is the Shit! He dont need to be Bruce Lee, the original wasnt all that good anyways. Bruce Lee wasnt defined by Green Hornet. American movies can turn crappy kung fu into the coolest thing the world would see outside the US.
    I am glad for Jay Chou, now he can show the world his music talent, style, and Modern-Chinese pop culture.

    And if you dont know who Jay Chou is, just look on the internet, he is the next big hit China has to offer, meaning all China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

  • anotherfantoday

    True… American movies can make a stiff and weird looking punch and kick from Hollywood actors look like the person was a master of kung fu for ages.

    Jay Chou is the bomb! Qing hua ci, faraway, and ju hua tai all were good songs and killer music videos. Modern pop music mixed with a nice chinese melody.

    Those twinky asian americans need to listen to chinese music more before getting pissed about why Jay Chou is even considered!

  • cumpa

    I don't remenber a character name Bruce Lee in the Green Hornet, I do remember a character name Kato, which is the character Jay Chou is playing, he's not playing Bruce Lee, yes we would prefer Jet, Donnie or Chow, but lets face it those guys are not going to play sidekick to an untallented comidian like Seth Rogan, which I believed was the reason Chow drooped out. I'm not expecting nothing great but I hope the movie surprise me and lets give Chou a chance he's not a bad actor, just watch Initial D, Curse of the Golden Flower or even Kung Fu Dunk, they are good entertaiment movie that you can easily more the once, you should be more worried about Seth Rogan playing the Green Hornet.

  • ronnie_123

    Chill out people, Jay Chou is the Shit! He dont need to be Bruce Lee, the original wasnt all that good anyways. Bruce Lee wasnt defined by Green Hornet. American movies can turn crappy kung fu into the coolest thing the world would see outside the US.
    I am glad for Jay Chou, now he can show the world his music talent, style, and Modern-Chinese pop culture.

    And if you dont know who Jay Chou is, just look on the internet, he is the next big hit China has to offer, meaning all China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

  • anotherfantoday

    True… American movies can make a stiff and weird looking punch and kick from Hollywood actors look like the person was a master of kung fu for ages.

    Jay Chou is the bomb! Qing hua ci, faraway, and ju hua tai all were good songs and killer music videos. Modern pop music mixed with a nice chinese melody.

    Those twinky asian americans need to listen to chinese music more before getting pissed about why Jay Chou is even considered!

  • cumpa

    I don't remenber a character name Bruce Lee in the Green Hornet, I do remember a character name Kato, which is the character Jay Chou is playing, he's not playing Bruce Lee, yes we would prefer Jet, Donnie or Chow, but lets face it those guys are not going to play sidekick to an untallented comidian like Seth Rogan, which I believed was the reason Chow drooped out. I'm not expecting nothing great but I hope the movie surprise me and lets give Chou a chance he's not a bad actor, just watch Initial D, Curse of the Golden Flower or even Kung Fu Dunk, they are good entertaiment movie that you can easily more the once, you should be more worried about Seth Rogan playing the Green Hornet.