Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
- Original title
- 黃飛鴻
- Directed by
- Tsui Hark
- Genre
- action film, biographical film, martial arts film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 2h 08m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 489 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film follows the Cantonese folk hero and martial arts master Wong Fei-hung as he confronts foreign powers and internal threats in 19th century China. Jet Li plays the legendary figure who must defend his community and uphold traditional values.
heroicenergeticnostalgicfast-pacedvisually dynamicstirringaction-packedhistorical
What happens
Once Upon a Time in China is a 1991 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed and produced by Tsui Hark, who also wrote with Yuen Kai-chi, Leung Yiu-ming, and Elsa Tang. Jet Li stars as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung. The film co-stars Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, and Kent Cheng. It is the first installment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series. It is a staple in the wuxia genre and regarded as one of the most influential martial arts films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Don't Fool Me (1991)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.