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Once Upon a Time in China II is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts directed by Tsui Hark released in USA on 16 september 1993 with Jet Li
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Wong Fei Hung II: Nam yee tung chi keung
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Add to a movie listOnce Upon a Time in China II is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Tsui Hark, and starring Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. It is the second instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series. The iconic theme song, A Man Should Better Himself (男兒當自強; Nan Er Dang Zi Qiang), was performed in Cantonese by George Lam at the beginning of the film, and by Jackie Chan in the end credits. (Chan also sang the Mandarin version.)
Synopsis
The film is set in China in 1895 during the Qing dynasty. Wong Fei-hung travels by train from Foshan to Guangzhou to attend a seminar on medicine. He is accompanied by his romantic interest 13th Aunt and apprentice Leung Foon. The situation in Guangzhou is rather chaotic. On one hand, there are protests in the streets against the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. On the other hand, the White Lotus Sect, an extreme xenophobic cult, goes around attacking Westerners and destroying everything regarded as alien to Chinese culture. At one point, 13th Aunt is almost captured by the cult when she tries to take a photo of them, but Wong shows up, fights with the cult members, and saves her.Actors
Jet Li
(Wong Fei Hung)
Rosamund Kwan
(13th Aunt)
Max Mok
(Leung Foon)
David Chiang
(Luke Ho-Dung)
Donnie Yen
(Commander Lan)
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