Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault () is a 2012 Taiwanese action thriller film directed by Tsai Yueh-hsun. It is a prequel to and based on the television series Black & White (2009).
The film stars Mark Chao as Wu Ying Xiong, reprising his role from the television series, with Huang Bo and Angelababy also starring.
Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault was released on January 13, 2012. A sequel, Black & White: The Dawn of Justice, was released in 2014.
Premise A brave policeman and a paranoid gangster are forced to team up for 36 hours to resolve a major crisis that could destroy their beloved Harbor City.
Cast Mark Chao as Wu Ying Xiong Huang Bo as Xu Da-Fu Angelababy as Fan Ning Terri Kwan as Tu Hsiao-ching Leon Dai as Jabar Alex To as SIS Captain Ou Jack Kao as Yuan Ken Lin as Tung Dean Fujioka as Li Che-yong Dino Acconci Julio Acconci Lin Yu-chih as Bao Fox Hsu as Er Bao Hsiu Chieh-kai George Wu as Jack Matt Wu Hsia Ching-ting Jason Tsou Chien Te-men Janine Chang as Lan Hsi-ying (voice)
Reception The film earned NT$37.6 million at the Taipei box office and ¥89.5 million at the mainland Chinese box office.
On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a grade of 3 out of 10 and said: "Taiwan's first action blockbuster is a fiasco, redeemed only by Mainland comic Huang Bo." Taipei Times complemented its action scenes, but criticized its characters and plot lines.
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