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Drunken Monkey (2003)

Drunken Monkey poster
Original title
醉馬騮
Directed by
Lau Kar-leung
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
IIB
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts master teaches a young fighter the drunken monkey style of kung fu to take on a criminal organization. The film blends comedic moments with choreographed fight sequences.

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What happens

Drunken Monkey is a 2003 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Lau Kar-leung in his last film directorial effort before his death on 25 June 2013. The film co-stars Wu Jing, Lau Wing-kina, and Shannon Yao. It was the first kung fu film released by the Shaw Brothers Studio in over 2 decades as well as the first Shaw Brothers movie to be released in the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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