Winner of the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects, Andrew Lau's “A Man Called Hero” is a genuine wuxia film, which doubles intensely though, as a drama, in a rather appealing package that also benefits the most by the impressive cast. The movie would be a huge commercial success, amassing more than 23 million Hk dollars upon its release.
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The script is loosely based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing and begins in early Republican China. After passing a test, Hero Hua is accepted by Pride, a master swordsman, as his second apprentice. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his parents have been murdered by foreigners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the foreigners' party and kills them in revenge.
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The script is loosely based on the manhua series Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing and begins in early Republican China. After passing a test, Hero Hua is accepted by Pride, a master swordsman, as his second apprentice. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his parents have been murdered by foreigners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the foreigners' party and kills them in revenge.
- 4/14/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Adapted from a novel “The Dear and the Cauldron” written by Jin Yong/ Louis Chia, this madcap kung fu comedy from Wong Jing has Stephen Chow doing what he does best and winning the hearts and souls of cinema goers not only in his native land but all over Asia. Furthermore, it went on to become one of the top five grossing films in Hong Kong in 1992, starring the great man himself in the lead.
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Set at a time of turmoil during the Qing Dynasty, the story is about the struggle between the Han Chinese and the invading Manchurians. Chow, the master of the “Mo Lei Tao” (makes no sense) style of film making, plays Wai Siu Bo, a witty and sly man who lives in a brothel; incidentally he is also well known for regularly getting out of...
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Set at a time of turmoil during the Qing Dynasty, the story is about the struggle between the Han Chinese and the invading Manchurians. Chow, the master of the “Mo Lei Tao” (makes no sense) style of film making, plays Wai Siu Bo, a witty and sly man who lives in a brothel; incidentally he is also well known for regularly getting out of...
- 11/26/2022
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
Adapted by filmmakers into numerous movies and television series throughout the years, “The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Sabre” is a very popular wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) novel written by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). Back in 1993, Wong Jing directed “Kung Fu Cult Master” starring Jet Li, Sharla Cheung and Chingmy Yau; it was a much darker take than the novel and a box office failure. A planned sequel was never made even though it ended with a cliffhanger, but due to repeated exposure on television, it gradually became a fan favorite.
Almost thirty years later, together with a new cast and cinematographer Keung Kwok Man, Wong is back with “New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 and 2” in which the first part is a modern update of the original, while part 2 is the current sequel. Replacing Li is Raymond Lam who plays protagonist Zhang Wu Ji, a young kung fu expert...
Almost thirty years later, together with a new cast and cinematographer Keung Kwok Man, Wong is back with “New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 and 2” in which the first part is a modern update of the original, while part 2 is the current sequel. Replacing Li is Raymond Lam who plays protagonist Zhang Wu Ji, a young kung fu expert...
- 3/18/2022
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
“Long Arm of the Law” remains one of the quintessential Hong Kong neo-noirs, with it’s memorable conclusion and bleak narrative of mainlanders coming to Hong Kong for a series of armed robberies. The third instalment of these stand alone stories comes with the added star power of Andy Lau and a slightly more conventional love story at its core. With a series that challenges and critiques both the Chinese and Hong Kong cultures does the addition of a bigger star dilute from this? Whilst to a degree this is certainly true and the themes becoming secondary to the central story, this is not to say it is any the less powerful.
Lee Cheung-kong (Andy Lau) becomes an unwitting accomplice in a robbery when his friends arrive at his property to hide. When they are discovered, he too is arrested by Mao (Elvis Tsui) and sentenced to execution.
Lee Cheung-kong (Andy Lau) becomes an unwitting accomplice in a robbery when his friends arrive at his property to hide. When they are discovered, he too is arrested by Mao (Elvis Tsui) and sentenced to execution.
- 7/21/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Around this time, several productions emerged that seemed to mirror the success of “The Untouchables”. “First Shot” was to follow a few years after this, but in the same year came “The Big Heat” also produced by Tsui Hark and starring Waise Lee. All three are set in different periods, but feature a similar narrative around police corruption and a small team of straight cops that refused to succumb. The latter of the three is the finer piece of work but whilst this production is flawed it is not without merit. Kirk Wong is probably not talked about a lot in modern circles. Whilst he doesn’t have the visual flourish of a peak John Woo, or the intensity of a Ringo Lam, his work always has, for the most part, a polish that other contemporaries lack.
During the Chinese civil war, four friends escape from the...
During the Chinese civil war, four friends escape from the...
- 5/10/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Call it what you will – Hollywood hubris, avant-garde self-reflexivity, or even meme culture – but cinema just loves talking about itself. Movie theaters shower their carpets with images of film reels and popcorn. Film festivals bless each premiere with the buzz of anticipation. Auteurs – from Francois Truffaut to Charlie Kaufman, Guru Dutt to Sion Sono – have shown, time and time again, that filmmakers are just like writers. They shine at what they know best.
In homage to the seventh art, we’ve listed some of our favorite films about films below, in random order. We hope you enjoy watching these love letters to industry just as much as we have. It’s like what a good friend of mine once said: Life isn’t like the movies; movies resemble life.
1. Garuda Power: The Spirit Within
“Garuda Power: The Spirit Within” discloses the unknown world of Indonesian action cinema and its superheroes...
In homage to the seventh art, we’ve listed some of our favorite films about films below, in random order. We hope you enjoy watching these love letters to industry just as much as we have. It’s like what a good friend of mine once said: Life isn’t like the movies; movies resemble life.
1. Garuda Power: The Spirit Within
“Garuda Power: The Spirit Within” discloses the unknown world of Indonesian action cinema and its superheroes...
- 5/15/2020
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
The advent of the Category III rating system was an ultimate blessing for Hong Kong filmmakers as this freed he studios and filmmakers to truly explore the outer limits of their creativity to the fullest. Among the first to fully take advantage of the style was Kuei Chih-hung, who had already explored similar topics in the decade previous with other Hong Kong horror and action films but also ‘Gu’ (or Bewitched) before delivering his magnum opus in the style and the genre with this stellar endurance test of black magic and sorcery.
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After his brother is crippled in the ring, Chan Hung (Phillip Ko, from “Shaolin Intruders”) vows vengeance on the guilty party, boxer Ba Bo (Bolo Yueng, from “Enter the Dragon”) which leads him down a dark spiral in the Thai underworld. Learning that he was connected to a monk that was attempting to gain immortality,...
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After his brother is crippled in the ring, Chan Hung (Phillip Ko, from “Shaolin Intruders”) vows vengeance on the guilty party, boxer Ba Bo (Bolo Yueng, from “Enter the Dragon”) which leads him down a dark spiral in the Thai underworld. Learning that he was connected to a monk that was attempting to gain immortality,...
- 3/5/2018
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Throughout the history of Hong Kong Cinema there have always been those performers that have deservedly become stars. At the same time there are those that it is unfathomable how they did not become bigger stars, with as much talent and skills as their more famous counterparts. For every Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen or Chow Yun Fat there is a Chin Siu Ho, Fan Siu Wong or Yu Rong-Guang. One of my favourite of these performers, and someone who should have become a bigger star is Elvis Tsui Kam Kom. Instantly recognisable to fans of Hong Kong cinema, Tsui has appeared in over 130 films and television series throughout his varied career. Perhaps sometimes guilty of being over the top, he has still managed to...
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- 9/4/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Yuen Biao is one of the greatest screen performers of all time. He exploded onto our screens when Sammo Hung cast him in the amazing movie Knockabout and he has never looked back since.
This list will be familiar with most fans around the world, but this list is also for people who are new to this genre and want to check out some great flicks. I have added a few movies, which are a bit low budget but does contain some nice action.
I know there are still many Yuen Biao movies i could have named in this list, some i shall give a mention to at the bottom of the feature. So i hope you like the movies i have listed, if your new to Yuen Biao please check out some of these great flicks.
1.Dreadnaught (1981)
Directed By: Yuen Woo Ping
Cast: Kwan Tak Hing, Leung Kar Yan,...
This list will be familiar with most fans around the world, but this list is also for people who are new to this genre and want to check out some great flicks. I have added a few movies, which are a bit low budget but does contain some nice action.
I know there are still many Yuen Biao movies i could have named in this list, some i shall give a mention to at the bottom of the feature. So i hope you like the movies i have listed, if your new to Yuen Biao please check out some of these great flicks.
1.Dreadnaught (1981)
Directed By: Yuen Woo Ping
Cast: Kwan Tak Hing, Leung Kar Yan,...
- 1/12/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Once again our good friends at the New York Asian Film Festival are showing their generosity to Dread Central readers. They've offered a pair of tickets each to screenings of Boxer's Omen or Asura during the fest. Read on for the details of how you can win!
The 2012 Nyaff runs June 29th-July 15th. Here are the dates/times of the screenings you can win tickets to - just click on the title to enter, and don't forget to include your name and contact info:
Boxer's Omen - Friday, June 29th at 12:00 Midnight at Walter Reade Theatre
(Hong Kong, 1983) There is nothing else in the world like this black magic martial arts movie that looks like the last 10 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey if you replaced the flashing colors and swirling stars with writhing maggots and bright green pus. And then you made your actors eat it.
Directed by: Kuei Chih-hung
Starring: Philip Ko,...
The 2012 Nyaff runs June 29th-July 15th. Here are the dates/times of the screenings you can win tickets to - just click on the title to enter, and don't forget to include your name and contact info:
Boxer's Omen - Friday, June 29th at 12:00 Midnight at Walter Reade Theatre
(Hong Kong, 1983) There is nothing else in the world like this black magic martial arts movie that looks like the last 10 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey if you replaced the flashing colors and swirling stars with writhing maggots and bright green pus. And then you made your actors eat it.
Directed by: Kuei Chih-hung
Starring: Philip Ko,...
- 6/9/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
New Dragon Gate Inn is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Raymond Lee and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung and Donnie Yen. It was released as Dragon Inn in North America.
The film is a remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1966). New Dragon Gate Inn was shot as a standard wuxia action thriller, with fast-paced action including martial arts, sword fighting and black comedy set in ancient China.
Now 20 years later, the movie as been brought back to life with its own high-tech enhancement. But it wasn’t Tsui Harks idea to bring this movie back, but old school producer Ng See Yuen (Drunken Master, Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow), he had this to say about the release, “There have been hundreds of Kung fu movies over the past twenty years. But few have managed to remain in people’s hearts. This...
The film is a remake of Dragon Gate Inn (1966). New Dragon Gate Inn was shot as a standard wuxia action thriller, with fast-paced action including martial arts, sword fighting and black comedy set in ancient China.
Now 20 years later, the movie as been brought back to life with its own high-tech enhancement. But it wasn’t Tsui Harks idea to bring this movie back, but old school producer Ng See Yuen (Drunken Master, Snake In The Eagle’s Shadow), he had this to say about the release, “There have been hundreds of Kung fu movies over the past twenty years. But few have managed to remain in people’s hearts. This...
- 3/8/2012
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Ching Siu Tung and Tsui Hark’s 1987 immortal classic of Hong Kong cinema “A Chinese Ghost Story” returns to screens in a new version with “Ip Man” series director Wilson Yip at the helm. Wisely, although a remake, the film makes an effort to do something a little different with the original Liaozhai source material, staying true to its themes whilst taking a different approach to its characters and their relationships. Unsurprisingly, the highly anticipated film was a major blockbuster release, boasting extensive special effects work from a top Korean team, and an all star cast headed by popular leading man Louis Koo (“Don’t go Breaking my Heart”), Liu Yifei, (“The Forbidden Kingdom”) and Yu Shaoqun, (“Shaolin”), with support from veteran Kara Hui (who featured in many Shaw Brothers hits such as “Legendary Weapons of China”), Fan Siu Wong (“Ip Man”), and, most excitingly, old school Hong Kong genre...
- 8/22/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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