Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Original Hong Kong poster
Traditional	一招半式闖江湖
Simplified	一招半式闯江湖
Mandarin	Yī Zhāo Bàn Shì Chuǎng Jiāng Hú
Cantonese	Jat1 Ziu1 Bun3 Sik1 Cong2 Gong1 Wu4
Directed by	Chen Chi-hwa
Produced by	Lo Wei Hsu Li-hwa
Written by	Jacky Chan Tang Ming-chi
Starring	Jacky Chan Dean Shek James Tien Doris Lung Wu Ma
Music by	Frankie Chan Tomita Isao
Cinematography	Chen Chin-kui
Edited by	Leong Wing-chan
Distributed by	Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
Release date	1 July 1978 (1978-07-01)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin
Box office	HK$1,526,871.50

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Chinese: 一招半式闖江湖) is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chen Chi-hwa and written by Jacky Chan, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Dean Shek and James Tien. The film was released in Hong Kong on 1 July 1978. Chan plays a bumbling kung fu student who becomes involved in a series of adventures.

Chan plays a bumbling long haired acrobat named Jiang who really wants to practice kung fu. He finds an advertisement for work at the Mansion as a body guard. Jiang doesn't get the body guard position, but cons his way into a job using his kung fu skills, and gets himself into the middle of some shady business. He is told not to go near the "guest room" where the special guest is staying. A fellow employee tells Jiang that there is an evil witch who lives in the guest room and is not to be disturbed. Jiang of course is caught spying on her and is run off the land. He then encounters two kung fu masters fighting in the woods. He watches one kill the other, and when he leaves Jiang takes the body into town to collect the reward. Using the money from the reward, Jiang tries to fulfill his kung fu dreams and find a master. He is suddenly attacked by the crazy witch and is about to lose until a mystery master shows up and beats her. The master turns out to be a bum, and teaches Jiang kung fu. He then goes on a journey with a princess to find a special jade plant.