Tai-Chi Master

1993 1h 36m CN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 284

ActionComedyDramaThriller

Synopsis

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Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jet Li
Zhang Jun Bao
Michelle Yeoh
Snow
Chin Siu-Ho
Dong Tian Bao
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying
Little Melon
Yu Hai
Head Master
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Taoist Priest Ling
Lau Shun
Bao's Sifu
Chow Gam-Kong
Rebel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writers: Kim Yip Kwong-Kim
Languages: Cantonese, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tai Chi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Tom Lau Moon-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stephen Edwards. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh and Chin Siu-Ho carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0108281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuen Woo-ping directs. Tom Lau Moon-Tong behind the camera. Stephen Edwards scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
3Part of the "Tai Chi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, shot by Tom Lau Moon-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Stephen Edwards. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh and Chin Siu-Ho carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0108281 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "martial arts", "kung fu", "army", "buddhism".
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.