Once Upon a Time in China
黃飛鴻
(1991)

Director: Tsui Hark; Action: Liu Chia-Yung; Writer: Yiu Ming Leung; Producer: Tsui Hark

AWARDS:

• Won Hong Kong Film Best Director: Tsui Hark
• Nominated for Hong Kong Film Best Film
• Nominated for Hong Kong Film Best Supporting Actor: Jacky Cheung (Hok-Yau)

SEQUELS/PREQUELS:

• Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
• Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
• Once Upon a Time in China III: Dance of the Lion King (1993)
• Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
• Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)

BOOKS:

• Asian Cult Cinema (1997) 4/4 stars p.146.
• Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies (1994) "Kung Fu/Swordplay" 5/5 stars p.106.
• Hong Kong Babylon (1997) p.273.
• Hollywood East (2000) "Ten Great Kung Fu Movies (for those who don't like kung fu)" p.094.
• Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head (1996) "Tsui Hark" p.075-76.

COMMENTS:

• Based on Cantonese folk hero.

LINKS:

• Answers-Wikipedia Entry
• DVD Beaver
• Eccentric Cinema
• Four Word Film Review
• Gotterdammerung (8/10)
• Heroic Cinema (10/10)
• Hong Kong DVD Heaven (8/10)
• Hong Kong Fanatic Stills (10/10)
• KFC Cinema Review (4/5)
• Love and Bullets
• Love HK Film
• Wikipedia Entry

LINKS (INTERNATIONAL):

• French: Asie Passion Review
• German: Asian Film Web (10/10)
• Italian: Hong Kong Express (8.8/10)
• Spanish: Gunfire
• Swedish: Portland Street Asiatisk Film (5/5)

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