Hong xiguan

  • 96'
  • Hong Kong
  • 1994
Spectacular martial-arts film set in an undated yet grand Chinese past.Motive of thie story is revenge. The young kung-fu pupil Shih-kuang Hong istraining in the Shaolin temple and takes part in a rebellion against the Manchu rulers who oppress the people violently and want to steal the treasuresfrom the temple. His fellow pupil Ning-Erh Ma hwever shops him to theauthorities and his family are arrested and beheaded. Hong takes his revengeand kills Ma. Many adventures and years later, Hong is again confronted withMa, because everything is possible in these mythical times. The complicationsincrease, but the master of the Shaolin temple tradition isn't easily beaten.
  • 96'
  • Hong Kong
  • 1994
Directors
Yuen Kwai, Wong Ching
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
96'
Medium
35mm
International title
The New Legend of Shaolin
Language
Cantonees
Producers
Eastern Film Production, Shia Wai Sum, Helen Li
Sales
Eastern Film Production
Screenplay
Wong Ching
Directors
Yuen Kwai, Wong Ching
Premiere
International premiere
Country of production
Hong Kong
Year
1994
Festival Edition
IFFR 1995
Length
96'
Medium
35mm
International title
The New Legend of Shaolin
Language
Cantonees
Producers
Eastern Film Production, Shia Wai Sum, Helen Li
Sales
Eastern Film Production
Screenplay
Wong Ching