Tai Chi Boxer

1996 1h 36m CN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 15

ActionComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A young Tai Chi master fights Opium smugglers with the aid of his powerful braid while wooing a girl.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Wu Jing
Hawkman / Jackie
Christy Chung Lai-Tai
Rose
Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung
Jackie's Mother
Mark Cheng Ho-Nam
Wing
Lau Shun
Officer Tsao
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Wong, Great Kick of the North
Yu Hai
Hok Man's Father
Ji Chunhua
Da Bu Liang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Writers: Sze Yeung-Ping
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, 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 Chau Pak-Ling. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Wu Jing and Christy Chung Lai-Tai and Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117821 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuen Woo-ping directs. Chau Pak-Ling behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

Trivia

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, 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 Chau Pak-Ling. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Wu Jing and Christy Chung Lai-Tai and Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0117821 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.