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Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)

Once Upon a Time in China V poster
Original title
黃飛鴻之五龍城殲霸
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
TP
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 57 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Martial arts master Wong Fei-hung returns to face new challenges and protect his community in 19th century China. The film follows his adventures alongside allies including 13th Aunt in a series of fights and confrontations.

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What happens

Once Upon a Time in China V is a 1994 martial arts action film written and directed by Tsui Hark. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is the fifth installment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series, with Vincent Zhao reprising his role as Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity Wong Fei-hung after taking over the character from Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China IV. The film also saw the return of Hark as director (he only co-wrote and produced the fourth film) and of Rosamund Kwan as "13th Aunt", who was absent in the fourth film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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