God of Gamblers Series

~My Remarks

• The series names in English and Chinese are not consistent
  • ~My Guess is that's resulted from two series merged into one
    • with two heads being "God of Gambling" (賭神) and "Saint of Gambling" (賭聖)
    • and a new concept "Knight of Gambling" (賭俠) which refers to Andy Lau's character in the merging knot film but refers to Stephen Chow's character in the following film as an alias to "Shanghai Beach's Saint of Gamblers"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Gamblers

• God of Gamblers (Chinese: 賭神; lit. God of Gambling) is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Jing featuring an all-star cast led by Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong and Sharla Cheung.
• Gamblers franchise
  • The success of the film spawned many sequels, spin-offs and parodies.
  • The parody All for the Winner starring Stephen Chow led to two comedy-driven God of Gamblers sequels also starring Stephen Chow, followed by a more serious direct sequel with Chow Yun-fat reprising his role as Ko Chun.
• God of Gamblers series:
  • God of Gamblers (1989)
    • ~My Remark: Name in Chinese release is 賭神
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Gamblers
      • God of Gamblers (Chinese: 賭神; lit. God of Gambling) is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Jing featuring an all-star cast led by Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Joey Wong and Sharla Cheung.
  • All for the Winner (1990)
    • ~My Remark: Name in Chinese release is 賭聖
    • Stephen Chow is the Saint of Gamblers in this popular God of Gamblers parody.
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_for_the_Winner
      • All for the Winner (Chinese: 賭聖; lit. 'Saint of Gambling') is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film, directed by Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen, and starring Stephen Chow.
  • God of Gamblers II (1990)
    • ~My Remark: Name in Chinese release is 賭俠
    • Andy Lau's character teams up with Stephen Chow's character from All for the Winner.
    • Chow Yun-fat did not return for this film, but his God of Gambler character did show up for a brief cameo appearance using archive footage.
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Gamblers_II
      • God of Gamblers II (Chinese: 賭俠; Cantonese Yale: Dou Hap; lit. 'Knight of Gambling') is a 1990 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing.
  • God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)
    • ~My Remark: Name in Chinese release is 賭俠2之上海灘賭聖
    • A sequel to God of Gamblers II starring Stephen Chow.
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Gamblers_III:_Back_to_Shanghai
      • God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (simplified Chinese: 赌侠2之上海滩赌圣; traditional Chinese: 賭俠2之上海灘賭聖; pinyin: Dǔxiá èr Shànghǎi tān Dǔshèng; lit. Knight of Gamblers II: Shanghai Beach's Saint of Gamblers) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film, a sequel to God of Gamblers II (1990).
  • God of Gamblers Returns (1994)
    • ~My Remark: Name in Chinese release is 賭神2
    • Also released under the name: God of Gamblers 2 (but not God of Gamblers II)
    • this is the 'true' sequel to the original God of Gamblers film, with Chow Yun-fat back to reprise his role as the God of Gamblers.
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_of_Gamblers_Returns
      • God of Gamblers Returns (Chinese: 賭神2; Cantonese Yale: Du shen xu ji; lit. 'God of Gamblers 2'), also known as God of Gamblers' Return and The Return of the God of Gamblers , is a 1994 Hong Kong action-drama-comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing.