Legend of a Fighter
| Legend of a Fighter | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover art | |
| Traditional | 霍元甲 |
| Simplified | 霍元甲 |
| Mandarin | Huò Yuánjiǎ |
| Cantonese | Fok3 Jyun4 Gaap3 |
| Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping |
| Produced by | Ng See-yuen |
| Written by |
Ng See-yuen Leung Lap-yan Wong Jing |
| Starring |
Bryan Leung Yuen Yat-choh Yasuaki Kurata Phillip Ko Brandy Yuen Lau Hok-nin Charlie Chan |
| Music by | Stanley Chow |
| Cinematography | Ma Goon-wah |
Production company |
Seasonal Film Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$1,875,117.00 |
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.
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.
Cast
- Bryan Leung as Fok Yuen-gap
- Yuen Yat-choh as young Fok Yuen-gap
- Yasuaki Kurata as Kong Ho-san
- Phillip Ko as Fok Yan-tai
- Brandy Yuen as Bucktooth
- Lau Hok-nin as Fok's assistant
- Charlie Chan as Eagle Claw school representative
- Lee Ka-ting as Sanaka Jr.
- Fong Yau as Sanaka Sr.
- Huang Ha as master defeated by Sanaka
- Fung Fung as boxing promoter
- Fung Hak-on as Bow Tie
- San Kuai as Shantung Yellow Tiger
- Yuen Cheung-yan as pipe smoker
- Lee Fat-yuen as Japanese swordsman
- Tai San
- Lau Fong-sai
- Hoh Tin-shing
External links
- Huo Yuan-Jia at the Internet Movie Database
- HKMDB
- HK Cinemagic
- Baidu Baike (Chinese)