CZ12 (2012)

2012 film directed by Jackie Chan

Released

12 December 2012

Country

People's Republic of China, Hong Kong

Language

English, Spanish, Arabic

Genre

Martial arts film

Director

Jackie Chan

Screenplay

Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Edward Tang, Frankie Chan

Producer

Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Wang Zhonglei

Cinematography

Jackie Chan

Starring

Jackie Chan, Oliver Platt, Kenny G, Daniel Wu, Kwon Sang-woo, Shu Qi, Ken Lo, Liao Fan

Running time

113 minutes

Distributor

Universal Pictures, Netflix, Emperor Motion Pictures

Budget

$26 million

Set in

Paris, Australia

CZ12 (Chinese: 十二生肖; pinyin: Shí-èr Shēngxiāo), also known as Armour of God III: Chinese Zodiac and Chinese Zodiac, is a 2012 action adventure comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred as the main character in the film. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is the third film of a franchise that began with Armour of God (1986) and its sequel, Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991). The film co-stars Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Zoe Zhang, Anna Yao and Laura Weissbecker.

Cast

• Jackie Chan
• Oliver Platt
• Kenny G
• Daniel Wu
• Kwon Sang-woo
• Shu Qi
• Ken Lo
• Liao Fan
• Laura Weissbecker
• Yao Xingtong
• Alaa Safi

More films directed by Jackie Chan

• The Fearless Hyena 1979
• The Young Master 1980
• Dragon Lord 1982
• Project A 1983
• The Protector 1985
• Police Story 1985
• Armour of God 1986
• Project A Part II 1987
• Police Story 2 1988
• Miracles 1989
• Armour of God II: Operation Condor 1991
• Crime Story 1993
• Thunderbolt 1995
• Who Am I? 1998
• Jackie Chan: My Stunts 1999

Series

• Preceded by: Armour of God II: Operation Condor

External links

• Wikipedia
• IMDb
• TMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q391143 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.