Released Date:
1986-02-01
Languages:
Mandarin
Countries:
Hong Kong, China
Runtime:
99 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.8 (1137 Reviews)
Director:
Chia-Liang LiuJet Li weasels out of the north Shaolin temple to assassinate a despotic ruler at the ruler's extravagant public birthday celebration. Two other men from the south Shaolin temple also set out to assassinate the ruler, but all three fail and are chased all over by soldiers. Meanwhile, one of the southerners turns out to be a cross-dressed woman, who is also discovered to wear a footbell to match Jet Li's, meaning they are somehow slated for an arranged marriage.
Released Date:
1991-08-14
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA, Japan
Runtime:
92 min
Rated:
PG
IMDB Ratings:
(392 Reviews)
Director:
Shirley SunMark Salzman (autobiography)
Mark Salzman (screenplay)
Shirley Sun
Mark Salzman always was interested in Kung-Fu and the Chinese culture, claims to have seen every Kung-Fu movie. 1982, with a degree in Chinese literature, he visits a province university in China for two years to teach Chinese teachers the English language. He learns the refinements of correct behavior among Chinese people, makes friends with his pupils, falls in love with the young doctor Ming, learns Uschu (similar Kung-Fu) from the famous teacher Pan... but also learns about political repression, especially when he's forbidden contact with some of his friends.
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