Last Hero in China

1993 1h 51m CN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 93

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Synopsis

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Jet Li stars in this comic spectacle as a Chinese "Robin Hood" who stumbles upon a kidnapping scheme after unwittingly opening a martial arts school next to a brothel!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jet Li
Wong Fei Hung
Sharla Cheung Man
Ti Yi-er
Alan Chui Chung-San
Lui Yat Siu
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin
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Bryan Leung
Leung Fu
Anita Yuen Wing-Yee
Miss Nine
Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
Mass Tar Wong
Kingdom Yuen King-Tan
San Gu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wong Jing
Writers: Wong Jing
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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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.

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AWARDS

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jet Li and Sharla Cheung Man and Alan Chui Chung-San carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0108593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Wong Jing directs. Tom Lau Moon-Tong behind the camera. Mark Lui scores. Poon Hung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
3Directed by Wong Jing, shot by Tom Lau Moon-Tong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Mark Lui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jet Li and Sharla Cheung Man and Alan Chui Chung-San carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0108593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 93 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.