Once Upon a Time in China IV
| Once Upon a Time in China IV | |
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| Traditional | 黃飛鴻之四王者之風 |
| Simplified | 黄飞鸿之四王者之风 |
| Mandarin | Huáng Fēihǒng Zhī Sì Wáng Zhě Zhī Fēng |
| Cantonese | Wong4 Fei1-hung4 Zi1 Sei3 Wong4 Ze2 Zi1 Fung1 |
| Directed by | Yuen Bun |
| Produced by |
Tsui Hark Ng See-yuen |
| Written by | Tsui Hark Tang Pik-yin |
| Starring |
Vincent Zhao Jean Wang Max Mok Hung Yan-yan |
| Music by | William Hu |
| Cinematography |
Arthur Wong Ko Chiu-lam Chow Man-keung Cheung Man-po |
| Edited by | Marco Mak |
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Production
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Film Workshop
Paragon Films Ltd. |
| Distributed by |
Golden Harvest Gala Film Distribution Ltd. |
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$11,301,790.00 |
Once Upon a Time in China IV is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film and the fourth instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series. It was directed by Yuen Bun and produced by Tsui Hark, who directed the first three films. Vincent Zhao starred as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung, who was portrayed by Jet Li in the first three films.
The film is set in Beijing, China in 1900 during the Qing dynasty just before the Battle of Beijing. Wong Fei-hung plans to return to Foshan with his father Wong Kei-ying and apprentices Leung Foon and Clubfoot. He also meets 14th Aunt, 13th Aunt's sister, who has a romantic crush on him.
Just as Wong is about to leave, a Manchu general, A'lan Chengdu, shows up and tells him that the Eight-Nation Alliance has challenged China to participate in an international lion dance competition. The general is eager to recruit Wong to join him in representing China in the competition because Wong was the champion of the national lion dance competition in the third film. Since the competition is an international one, the contestants are not limited to using only lion masks; other animal masks, such as dragon, centipede and eagle, are also present. Wong understands the gravity of the situation – China must win to uphold its sovereignty and regain lost national pride – and promises A'lan Chengdu that he will join the competition.
The Red Lantern Sect is a feminist and xenophobic cult that goes around killing foreigners and destroying everything regarded as alien to Chinese culture. Its members are all female and are mainly armed with rope weapons, bows and ether-filled lanterns. When the cult attacks a German medical clinic, Wong intervenes and tries to stop them from killing the foreigners. German soldiers armed with rifles show up and capture Wong and Miao Sanniang, one of the cult members. A Catholic priest, Father Thomas, comes to Wong's aid and helps him and Miao escape from prison. In the meantime, the Red Lantern Sect's leader mistakenly believes that Wong has kidnapped Miao, so she sends her followers to attack and capture Wong's companions. Wong goes to the cult's headquarters, fights his way through complex formations with Miao secretly helping him, defeats the cult leader and saves his companions.
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