Once Upon a Time in China V is a 1995 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Tsui Hark. Vincent Zhao portrays the legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung, in this fifth instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China series; Jet Li had starred as Wong in the first three films.
Tsui had written and directed the first three films in the series, and co-wrote the fourth. Once Upon a Time in China V saw his return to the role of director and als...
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Once Upon a Time in China V is a 1995 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Tsui Hark. Vincent Zhao portrays the legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung, in this fifth instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China series; Jet Li had starred as Wong in the first three films.
Tsui had written and directed the first three films in the series, and co-wrote the fourth. Once Upon a Time in China V saw his return to the role of director and also saw the return of Rosamund Kwan as 13th Aunt (aka Aunt Yee).
After the Eight-Nation Alliance Army occupies Beijing (see Part 4) and with the Qing Dynasty's fall imminent, Wong Fei Hung, his family and disciples return to South China in order to move to Hong Kong (which was a British colony in 1900). As they arrive at the port town, Wong and disciples find the town totally empty, as the local government official had left with all the government funds, leaving the local army garrison without money or food. This situation is made worse by...
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