Drunken Master II
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Drunken Master II film poster
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| Traditional | 醉拳二 |
| Simplified | 醉拳二 |
| Mandarin | Zuì Quán Èr |
| Cantonese | Zeoi3 Kyun4 Ji6 |
| Directed by |
Lau Kar-leung Jackie Chan (uncredited) |
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| Music by | William Hu |
| Cinematography |
Jingle Ma Tony Cheung Cheung Yiu-cho Nico Wong |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
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| Distributed by | Golden Harvest (HK) Dimension Films (US) |
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102 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office |
Hong Kong: HK$40,971,484 United States: US$11,555,430 |
Drunken Master II (Chinese: 醉拳二; Cantonese Yale: Jui Kuen II) is a 1994 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and Jackie Chan, who stars as Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung. It was Chan's first traditional style martial arts film since The Young Master (1980) and Dragon Lord (1982). The film was released in North America as The Legend of Drunken Master in 2000.
The film is a follow-up to Chan's 1978 film Drunken Master, directed by Yuen Woo-ping, but is technically a reboot and not a direct storyline sequel. Another film, Drunken Master III (1994, directed by Lau Kar-Leung) features little in common with either this or its predecessor, and is not considered a sequel. In 2005, Drunken Master II was named one of the top 100 best films of all time by Time magazine.
The story begins in presumably early 20th century China at a crowded train station, with Wong Fei-hung (Jackie Chan), his father, Dr. Wong Kei-ying (Ti Lung), and the family servant, Tso (Ram Cheung), waiting in line. Fei-hung is angry about having to pay a duty on the ginseng that Kei-ying is bringing back for a client. Disobeying his father, Fei-hung hides the ginseng in the suitcase of an employee of the British consul to avoid the tax.
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