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Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)

Once Upon a Time in China II poster
Original title
黃飛鴻之二:男兒當自強
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Genre
action film, biographical film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 289 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts master protects his community from a foreign-sympathizing sect in early 20th century China. He confronts both political intrigue and powerful opponents.

fast-pacedheroicintensepatrioticvisceralspectacular

What happens

Once Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts film written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark. Jet Li stars as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung. It is the second instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series, and co-stars Donnie Yen, Rosamund Kwan and Max Mok. The iconic theme song, "A Man Should Better Himself" (男兒當自強), was performed in Cantonese by George Lam at the beginning of the film, and by Jackie Chan in the end credits. Chan also sang the Mandarin version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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