The Shadow's Edge (simplified Chinese: 捕风追影; traditional Chinese: 捕風追影) is a 2025 action thriller film directed and written by Larry Yang. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is loosely adapted from the Hong Kong action thriller Eye in the Sky (2007) by Yau Nai-hoi. It stars Jackie Chan as a retired surveillance expert who returns to investigate a series of heists orchestrated by a long-time fugitive played by Tony Leung Ka-fai, and in turn he is joined by a rookie policewoman played by Zhang Zifeng. The cast also includes Ci Sha and Wen Junhui. The film entered pre-production in 2023 and marks the second collaboration between Larry Yang and Jackie Chan after Ride On (2023). Principal photography began in October 2024, primarily in Macau, and wrapped in January 2025. Post-production continued until mid-2025, featuring a score composed by French musician Nicolas Errèra. The film had its world premiere at Emperor Cinemas, Taikoo Li Sanlitun, Beijing on 3 August 2025, followed by theatrical releases in China on 16 August and in Hong Kong on 11 September. It received generally positive reviews from critics and earned four nominations in the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards, with Tony Leung Ka-fai winning Best Actor.
Plot The Judiciary Police, led by Wang Xuemei, have been hot on the trail of a heist crew led by longtime fugitive known as "The Shadow", ultimately identified as former intelligence officer Fu Lang-seng, which includes his five adoptive sons. The crew, featuring ringleader Xi Wang, Wang's twin brother and hacker Xi Meng, and muscle Hu Feng, breaks into a bank vault to steal a notebook and escape undetected by hacking the surveillance system. The police discover that the vault belongs to a wealthy businessman and learn the notebook contains an encryption key to his cryptocurrency wallet. They deduce that the crew will target a digital asset management company at Macau Tower. As the heist crew infiltrates the Tower, they find an unexpected HK$1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency in the same virtual vault. They steal the currency despite Fu's objections, which allows police to arrive and force them to parachute into Wynn Macau. When the crew is cornered, Fu enters the hotel to provide cover. A barista in the Tower inadvertently captures Fu's image when taking a picture of the commotion. With no leads following the nearly flawless heist, Wang decides to enlist retired surveillance expert Wong Tak-chong for help. Wong, skeptical of modern technology, prefers old-school methods and assembles a surveillance team, including He Qiuguo, whom he believes can approach Fu unnoticed. With Wong's guidance, the police quickly identify the disguised crew members through surveillance footage and connect Fu to a series of heists he committed twenty years earlier. Initially, He is cold towards Wong, revealing that her father died during an operation involving Wong, whom she blames for his death. However, during a night watch, she risked breaking her cover to protect a woman from thugs and nearly got hurt, only to be saved by Wong. Wong reveals that her father was killed after Wong also broke cover to act heroically, and the two reconcile. Meanwhile, Fu is enraged by his sons' disobedience and punishes them, causing tension with Xi Meng and Fu, although Xi Wang remains loyal. After realizing his identity has been compromised, Fu goes into hiding. Wong's team soon locates him at a market and begins to follow him back to his lair. He volunteers to tail Fu, who is initially wary but later relaxes when Wong, posing as He's father, arrives to defuse the situation. The next day, Wong invites Fu over for dinner at a police-occupied apartment, where Fu tests their intentions. During the dinner, He learns that Wong has been secretly watching over her since her father's death. That night, an attempt on their lives by Xi Wang fails, leading them to suspect their cover has been blown. On their way back to headquarters, Wong's vehicle is ambushed by mercenaries, but the police manage to fend them off. Meanwhile, Xi Meng lures Fu to an orphanage, where he finds thugs waiting to kill him. After a fierce fight, Fu defeats them. Xi Wang then appears to hold off Fu and instructs Xi Meng to detonate the orphanage before dying in the blast, but Fu survives the explosion and is arrested by the police. The police believe the adoptive sons will flee Macau through shipments leaving Wynn Palace. While being transported, Fu escapes, prompting his crew to flee as well. Hu and the others are subdued by Wong, while at the nearby Cotai East station Fu fatally stabs a policeman and Xi Meng. As he dies, Xi Meng recites the key to the cryptocurrency account, consisting of a passphrase of 12 English words. The remaining two adoptive sons are arrested in the hotel. In the post-credits scene, a third identical brother of Xi Wang and Xi Meng is revealed. He identifies the passphrase from the smartwatch except for the 12th word, and places a bounty on Wong, He, and Fu. Fu, now in a cell, whispers the 12th word.
Cast Jackie Chan as Wong Tak-chong, a Macanese cyber-intelligence expert who comes out of retirement Zhang Zifeng as He Qiuguo, a young police officer on Wong's elite team Tony Leung Ka-fai as Fu Lung-sang, a criminal mastermind who has been a fugitive for over 20 years Ci Sha as: Xi Wang, Fu's favorite adoptive son and his right-hand man in the heist crew Xi Meng, the second triplet brother of Xi Wang and Fu's adoptive son, who acts as the hacker for the crew Xi Tai, the third triplet brother of Xi Wang and Xi Meng, who receives the encryption from Xi Meng in the post-credits scene Also appearing in the film are Wen Junhui as Hu Feng, an adoptive son of Fu and the muscle of his heist crew; Lang Yueting as Wang Xuemei, the police inspector in charge of the Shadow case; Melvin Wong as a high-ranking police officer; Leo Wang as Wu, a police detective and Wang's right-hand man; and Chaney Lin and Zhou Zhengjie as Xiao Xin and Liu Jinxiao, Fu's adoptive sons and members of his heist crew. Yuen Qiu made a cameo appearance but was ultimately cut from the film.
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