True Legend
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| Traditional | 蘇乞兒 |
| Simplified | 苏乞儿 |
| Mandarin | Sū Qǐ Ér |
| Cantonese | So1 hat1 ji1 |
| Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping |
| Produced by |
Bill Kong Zhang Zhenyang |
| Written by | To Chi-long |
| Starring |
Vincent Zhao Zhou Xun Jay Chou Michelle Yeoh Andy On David Carradine Guo Xiaodong Feng Xiaogang Cung Le Gordon Liu Bryan Leung Jacky Heung |
| Music by | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| Cinematography | Xiaoding Zhao |
| Edited by | Wenders Li |
| Distributed by | EDKO Films Ltd |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Budget | US$20,000,000 |
| Box office | RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) |
True Legend is a 2010 Chinese martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, David Carradine, Guo Xiaodong, Feng Xiaogang, Cung Le, Gordon Liu, Bryan Leung and Jacky Heung. This was Yuen Woo-ping's first film directing since 1996's Tai Chi Boxer.
The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3-D film. It was a rather large financial loss for producer Bill Kong, making only RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) against an estimated budget of US$20 million. It was released in the U.S. on May 13, 2011 by the distribution company Indomina, where it grossed US$62,200 during its run.
This was one of Carradine's final performances and it was released posthumously.
Su Can is a general who leads a military force to save a prince from a large fortress of enemies in the mountains. In return, the prince promises that the Emperor will make him governor of Hu Bei. Su's step brother Yuan is envious of Su, but Su loves him and asks the prince to make Yuan governor instead. Su wants to leave the military and lead a life pursuing the perfection of Wu Shu, eventually in the hopes of starting his school and teaching his skills. Su gives his great prestigious sword to a comrade Ma, then tells Yuan of his plans. Yuan expresses that he is always in Su's shadow but accepts the governorship. Early next morning, Su leaves on a horse.
Five years later, Su and his wife Ying (Yuan's sister) have a child, Feng. Su's father informs them that Yuan is returning from the military to be a governor. He warns Su that Yuan may not have come back simply to reconcile with family but to seek revenge. This is because years ago, Su's father killed Yuan's father when the latter went too far in learning an evil martial arts technique called the Five Venom Fists. Su's father then took Yuan in, but he harbours concern that Yuan is still vengeful. Su is naive and assures his father that everything will be alright.
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