Last Hero in China

Last Hero in China
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Directed by	Wong Jing
Produced by	Jet Li
Written by	Wong Jing
Starring	Jet Li Sharla Cheung Dicky Cheung Bryan Leung Anita Yuen Natalis Chan Alan Chui
Music by	James Wong Mark Lui Sherman Chow
Cinematography	Jingle Ma Tom Lau Ma Goon-wa Chan Kwong-hung
Edited by	Poon Hung
Production company	Win's Movie Productions Eastern Production Unit
Distributed by	Golden Harvest Gala Film Distribution Ltd.
Release dates	1 April 1993 (1993-04-01)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Mandarin English
Box office	HK$18,178,129

Last Hero in China is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Wong Jing. It is a derivative of the Once Upon a Time in China film series, and unlike other imitations, it can be considered a spin-off or parody to some extent. It was released after the first three films in the Once Upon a Time in China franchise. The film starred Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung and the action choreography was done by Yuen Woo-ping. However Last Hero in China differs greatly in tone from the Once Upon a Time in China films as it contains stronger elements of violence and broader, more slapstick, comedy.

Alternate titles

• Claws of Steel (dvd release Jan 22, 2003)
• Deadly China Hero (dvd release Jan 27, 2004)
• Iron Rooster vs. Centipede (dvd release Jan 7, 2005)

Plot

Wong Fei-Hung now has his own school of Kung fu, but its premises have become too small for his numerous students. Two of his disciples succeed in finding an agreement with the owner of a vacant house. The school thus changes location... Unfortunately, Wong Fei-Hung's new school building is next to a "love hotel", which is unacceptable for the Master, although less so for his young students. What's worse, a new general wants Wong gone at any cost, for fear that he will reveal the general's dirty secrets...

Cast

• Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung
• Sharla Cheung as Ti Yin-er
• Dicky Cheung as So
• Bryan Leung as Leung Foon
• Anita Yuen as Miss Nine
• Natalis Chan as Mass Tar Wong
• Alan Chui Chung-San as Lui Yat-siu
• Kingdom Yuen as San Gu
• Linda Cheung as hooker
• Gordon Liu as Master Liu Hung
• Dion Lam as convicted robber and rapist
• Wong Tin-lam as member of Moral Reform Society
• Pak Man-biu as Uncle Cheung
• Szema Wah Lung as member of four com. associations
• Law Ho-kai as Robert
• Chung Fat as Yuen Lung
• Yuen Miu as Yuen Po
• Jimmy Au as Yuen Fu
• Julie Lee as woman chased through the woods
• Jackson Ng as young master molesting Yin-er
• Jue Tit-who as Yin-er's father
• Isabel Leung as hooker
• Gam Biu as magistrate
• Chun Kwai-bo as Nun Yah's bad monk
• Chu Tau as constable who beat Mass Tar Wong
• Chow Gam-kong as young master's servant
• Lui Tat as master of Nun Yah Temple
• Ku Tin-yi as hooker
• Roy Filler as Benjamin
• Chan Siu-wah as monk
• Ling Chi-hung as landlord's representative
• Lee Hang as constable
• Lam Kwok-git as constable / Master Wong's disciple
• Cheung Chun-hung as Master Wong's disciple
• So Wai-naam as Master Wong's disciple
• Ho Si-wan
• Lam Foo-wai

External links

• Wong Fei-hung chi tit gai dau neung gung aka "Last Hero in China" at IMDb
• Last Hero in China at AllMovie