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Tai Chi Master (1996)

Tai Chi Master poster
Original title
太极张三丰
Directed by
Yuen Woo-ping
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 278 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Junbao learns martial arts in a temple with his best friend. After a betrayal leads to tragedy, he must find his own path and create a new fighting style.

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What happens

Tai Chi Master (Chinese: 太極張三豐), also known as Twin Warriors or simply Tai Chi, is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the film as the eponymous character Junbao who develops the tai chi martial art in the film. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 November 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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