Once Upon a Time in China

Chinese: 黃飛鴻

Year: 1991

Director: Tsui Hark

Action: Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Shun-Yi, Lau Kar-Wing

Cast: Jet Li Lian-Jie, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Yuen Biao, Kent Cheng Juk-Si, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Yen Shi-Kwan, Lau Shun, Jimmy Wang Yu, Yuen Cheung-Yan, Wu Ma, Wong Chi-Yeung, Yuen Gam-Fai, Yau Gin-Gwok, Yuen Shun-Yi

Synopsis:
Fists and feet fly like veritable lightning bolts when the brave Wong Fei-hung steps up to defend a noble martial arts school from corrupt government officials, a renegade swordsman and an illegal slave ring. A classic example of the Hong Kong school of filmmaking, this action-packed flick ends with an explosive finale in which Li uses every square inch of an old warehouse to pull off an array of intricate fight choreography.

Awards:
11th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards
• Winner – Best Director (Tsui Hark)
• Winner – Best Editing (Marco Mak Chi-Sin)
• Winner – Best Action Design (Yuen Cheung-Yan, Yuen Sun-Yi, Lau Kar-Wing)
• Winner – Best Original Film Score (James Wong Jim)
• Nomination – Best Picture
• Nomination – Best Supporting Actor (Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau)
• Nomination – Best Cinematography (David Chung Chi-Man, Wong Chung-Biu, Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai, Lam Kwok-Wah, Chan Tung-Chuen, Chan Pui-Ka)
• Nomination – Best Art Direction (Yee Chung-Man) Availability: DVD (Hong Kong)

Related Movie
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Once Upon a Time in China III (1993)
Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)
Once Upon a Time in China & America (1997)
Last Hero in China (1993)