Once Upon a Time in China V
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Tsui Hark returned to the director’s chair for the rollicking comedic adventure Once Upon a Time in China V, in which the indomitable hero Wong Fei-hung (Vincent Zhao) tangles with a band of ruthless, finger-removing pirates who are exploiting the political chaos created by the invasion of foreigners in order to terrorize the Chinese coast. The fist-and-foot kung-fu set pieces—including a showstopping, gold-hued melee set in a warehouse full of pirate treasure—are plentiful, but Tsui ups the ante by introducing acrobatic gunplay to the proceedings, infusing this furiously entertaining crowd-pleaser with a bracing jolt of John Woo–style bullet-ballet mayhem.
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Cast
- Vincent Zhao
- Wong Fei-hung
- Rosamund Kwan
- Thirteenth Aunt Siu-kwan
- Jean Wang
- Fourteenth Aunt May
- Max Mok Siu-chung
- Leung Foon
- Xiong Xin-xin
- Clubfoot Seven
- Kent Cheng
- Wing
- Roger Kwok Chun-on
- Bucktooth So
- Lau Shun
- Wong Kei-ying
- Paco Yick Tin-hung
- Cheung Po-tsai
- Stephen Tung Wai
- Cheung Yuk-lun
- Elaine Lui Siu-ling
- Ying
Credits
- Director
- Tsui Hark
- Produced by
- Tsui Hark
- Ng See-yuen
- Screenplay by
- Tsui Hark
- Lau Tai-muk
- Jason Lam Kee-to
- Cinematography by
- Ko Chiu-lam
- Derek Wan Man-kit
- Peter Pau Tak-hai
- Tom Lau Moon-tong
- Ardy Lam Kwok-wah
- Edited by
- Marco Mak Chi-sin
- Art director
- Bill Lui Cho-hung
- Costume designer
- Chiu Kwok-shun
- Martial-arts direction by
- Yuen Bun
- Original music by
- Tsui Hark
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