Hsueh-erh Wen

Two children whose parents were killed in an attempt to possess the martial world's most powerful weapon, the Holy Flame, are raised by competing masters, trained in kung fu in preparation for a fateful duel.

A group of youngsters with untamed hearts often create conflicts with others and get into trouble. While meeting a pretty and gentle girl one day, will there be any change in their lives? Leaders of the Hairdressing Gang and Pork Gang, aka Black Hair Lover and Pigtail respectively, represent the new generation of the 1980s. Their thinking, actions, and spirit seek to free themselves from the shackles of old traditional ideas. They are willful and uninhibited. During a gangsters’ meeting, two gan

Guards of a casino beat Hou Hsian-Shan because he was caught cheating. Fortunately, kung fu expert Ma Ta rescues him. (imdb)

The Qianlong Emperor is not the legitimate successor to the throne since at birth he was exchanged with the Yongzheng Emperor's newborn daughter. He learns the truth when two senior members of the Red Flower Society, a subversive anti-government secret organisation, contact him years later, hoping that the emperor will help them in driving the Manchus away. To hide the truth about his heritage, the emperor orders the two men to be killed, although one of them escapes and is captured again later. (wikipedia.org)

Ma Son-yeh is young, handsome and playful boy but he is also a top expert in martial arts. Ma is disliked intensely by bad man Au, because Ma rescued Kao from Au's gangs and later on turned down Au's peaceful offer. Ma also has earned the enmity of the loan shark Sha brothers by meddling in the brother's business. The brothers lend money to local beauty Golden Phoenix's father but then send a thief to steal it. Ma gets back the money for the girl. (hkcinemagic.com)

Yuan Te, Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmate and Sammo Hung's fight coordinator on his Hollywood hit Martial Law, makes his acting debut in The Master as downtrodden kung-fu student Ko Chien, who saves the life of a kung-fu master (Chen Kuan-tai), who is being stalked by three killers. Te's kung-fu skills rival Jet Li's, which is why Jet used Te as his fight choreographer in his Hollywood hits Kiss of the Dragon and The One. (hkcinemagic.com)

Asian fans of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon recognized that its director Ang Lee was actually inspired by director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's wonderful tales of a "martial art world" where all wushu warriors try to attain the "Deer Sword" and escape from the insidious maze-like "Toy Land." Master kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia leads the king and queen of Shaw's swordplay, Ti Lung and Lily Li, in a fascinating and entertaining adventure of consummate swordmen and sorceresses. (hkcinemagic.com)