Legend of a Fighter
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Director Yuen Woo-ping Country Hong Kong | 7.4/10 IMDb Duration Language Cantonese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 12 February 1982 (1982-02-12) Writer Li-jen Liang, Jing Wong, See-Yuen Ng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legend of a Fighter is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film based on the story of Chinese martial artist Huo Yuanjia (Cantonese: Fok Yuen-gap). Directed by Yuen Woo-ping, the film starred Bryan Leung as the lead character.
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Plot
Bryan Leung is portrayed as the historical figure Fok Yuen-gap in this action movie. As the fourth of Huo Endi's children Fok Yuen-gap was born weak and susceptible to illness. Fok Yuen had asthma at an early age and contracted jaundice; his father discouraged him from learning martial arts.
His Father hires Kong Ho-san (Yasuaki Kurata), a tutor from Japan, to teach his son academics and moral values. But Kong secretly learns the Huo family's style of martial arts, mizongyi. Fok Yuen wants to learn martial arts against his father's wishes. He observes his father teaching his students martial arts during the day and secretly practices at night with Kong. After some time, Kong leaves Fuk Yuen and advices him to practice Martial Arts.
Fok Yuen grows up and is challenged by a Japanese Fighter Sanaka. Fok Yuen defeats Sanaka and his Japanese swordsman. Sanaka commits suicide because of the defeat and his father sends the Top fighter from Japan to challenge Fok Yuen in China.
It is revealed that Kong Ho-san is the Japanese Fighter with whom Fok Yuen is supposed to fight. Kong willing his student (Fok Yuen) to do his best, imposters as that he hates Fok Yuen and all the Chinese people. At the end it is revealed after Fok Yuen defeats Kong Ho-san.
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References
Legend of a Fighter WikipediaLegend of a Fighter IMDb Legend of a Fighter themoviedb.org