The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)

Original title

洪熙官之少林五祖

Directed by

Wong Jing, Corey Yuen

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 171 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father and his young son are rebels fighting against a corrupt government. They go on a journey of revenge while protecting each other.

action-packedfast-pacedrevenge-drivendramaticfather-son bondhistoricalintensevisceral

What happens

The New Legend of Shaolin (Chinese: 洪熙官之少林五祖; pinyin: Hóng Xīguān Zhī Shàolín Wǔ Zǔ; released in the United Kingdom as Legend of the Red Dragon and in the Philippines as Once Upon a Time in China-4) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Wong Jing and Corey Yuen. The film stars and is produced by Jet Li. The film showcases Hung Hei-kwun's exploits as a rebel against the Qing government, and it is one of two films in which Li and Miu Tse play a father-son duo, the other being My Father Is a Hero. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 3 March 1994. The film also pays homage to the Japanese film Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, with the opening scene being a parody of said film, while also having a similar plot of a father going on a journey of revenge with his infant son. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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