After graduating with a degree in screenwriting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Sunny Chan worked as creative director and coordinator at Brilliant Idea Group and Singing Horse Productions for producer Joe Ma. His screenplay of Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster (2001) helped launch the career of former indie director Soi Cheang. His versatilitiy as a writer was also on display in hit comedies Dummy Mommy, Without a Baby (2001) and Love Undercover (2002), which launched the movie career of singer Miram Yeung (NYAFF Star Asia Awardee, 2016). He makes his directorial debut with Men on the Dragon.

As a teenager, Hong Kong's Jennifer Yu worked as a model representing various brands including Shiseido. She began her acting career in television dramas; her first leading film role was as a street-wise masseuse in Tracy Choi's Macau-set Sisterhood (2016). Yu won Best New Young Actress at the 1st International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM) and secured a Best Newcomer nomination at the Hong Kong Film awards. In 2017, she secured new artist awards for her nascent singing career. She has several films opening in 2018 including Li Jun's Tracey, Jevons Au's Distinction and Sunny Chan's Men on the Dragon.