"Born to be King" is a good way to cap off the Young and Dangerous (Y&D) series of movies put out by director Andrew Lau and producer Manfred Wong. Considered the sixth installment of the Y&D series, Andrew Lau gets some help this time out from Wai-Keung as the co-director. "Born to be King" takes the Hung Hing boys to Japan, as Chicken (Jordan Chan) has an arranged marriage to yakuza boss, Sonny Chiba's daughter, Anya Wu. Eking Cheng mills about with Shu Qi and stumbles across Gigi Lai Chi as a look alike of a former love, while the triad world comes to a head during a power struggle between Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Japanese gang bosses.

This is one of the better episodes of the Hung Hing triad world. Things heat up as the mob gets involved with political dealings and corruption. Andrew Lau does a fine job with Manfred Wong and Chau Ting's smart script. Lau offers very nice transition shots between scenes, some of which are quite dazzling, in telling the story. Most of the ensemble cast shine in this complex, double-dealing and back stabbing world. This movie relies on the viewers' knowledge of the Y&D movies, but can stand on its own once you get passed the relationships between the Hung Hing group and the other factions. An excellent way to close out the series, but I wouldn't be surprised if the producers revive this franchise in the future.