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    Once Upon a Time in China

    R1991 · History · 2h 14m

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  2. Plot. The film is set in Foshan, China sometime in the late 19th century during the Qing dynasty. Liu Yongfu, the commander of the Black Flag Army, invites Wong Fei-hung on board his ship to watch a lion dance.

  3. Summaries. Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector. Set in late 19th century Canton this martial arts film depicts the stance taken by the legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung (1847-1924) against ...

  4. Aug 15, 1991 · Once Upon a Time in China: Directed by Hark Tsui. With Jet Li, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung. Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.

    • (20K)
    • Action, Adventure, Drama
    • Hark Tsui
    • 1991-08-15
  5. Writer-producer-director Tsui Hark’s sprawling vision of a changing nineteenth-century China begins with this riotously entertaining epic, a blockbuster hit that cemented Jet Li’s status as the greatest martial-arts superstar of his generation.

    • Wong Fei-Hung
  6. Mar 13, 2011 · Once Upon a time in China is animated entertainment. The film explores the graceful possibilities of the martial arts of a former age. It does not make claims to realism. Even the title suggests a time long ago, in a place and time that might have existed but which no longer survives.

  7. Overview. With Chinese folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung, as the main character, the films deal with the positive and negative effects of Western imperialism in China during the late Qing Dynasty. The second film features as a supporting character Sun Yat-sen, a revolutionary leader and founding father of the Chinese republic.

  8. Dec 18, 2015 · Plot. Directed by Tsui Hark, ‘Once Upon A Time In China’ features the exploits of Wong Fei-hung as he battles outsiders, falls in love, and creates witty statements. This movie has it all: action, comedy, romance, and history, and it provides us with an inside glimpse of how Western civilization influenced and affected Asian culture.

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