The Axe Gang (Simplified Chinese: 斧头帮 fǔ tóu bāng) is a fictional gang that has appeared in a few Hong Kong martial arts films, the most recent being Kung Fu Hustle. There was a real Axe Gang in Shanghai around Japanese Occupation with the head named Wang Ya Qiao. Those in the films are based loosely on this.
The Axe Gang has control over Shanghai and uses axes as a weapon of choice, usually dressed in black suits and sometimes top hats. Boxer Fr...
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The Axe Gang (Simplified Chinese: 斧头帮 fǔ tóu bāng) is a fictional gang that has appeared in a few Hong Kong martial arts films, the most recent being Kung Fu Hustle. There was a real Axe Gang in Shanghai around Japanese Occupation with the head named Wang Ya Qiao. Those in the films are based loosely on this.
The Axe Gang has control over Shanghai and uses axes as a weapon of choice, usually dressed in black suits and sometimes top hats. Boxer From Shantung is perhaps the gang's earliest appearance, though they are not formally called Axe Gang within the film. The Gang also appears in Project A Part II, Drunken Master II, and Shanghai Affairs.
In the comedy film Kung Fu Hustle, the Axe Gang is run in a way very similar to the Italian crime mafia families or perhaps to the major Chinese Triads. The Axe Gang is led by Brother Sum. Two crossed axes forming an "X" can be seen as their recognizable logo in Kung Fu Hustle, which many if not all members have tattooed on their bodies...
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