Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
"Wong Fei Hung II - Nam yi dong ji keung" (original title)

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese ... See full summary »

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writers:

Tin-suen Chan, Tan Cheung,

Stars:

Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Donnie Yen

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jet Li	...	Wong Fei-Hung
Rosamund Kwan	...	Aunt Yee
Donnie Yen	...	Commander Lan
Siu Chung Mok	...	Leung Foon
David Chiang	...	Luke Ho-Dung
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Priest Gao Kung
Tielin Zhang	...	Dr. Sun Yat-Sen
Paul Fonoroff	...	British Consul
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Siu Wah Chan	...	White Lotus member
Ho Chi-Moon
Chuen Chiang	...	White Lotus member
Kwai Po Chin	...	White Lotus Sect Member
Shu-Kei Chow
Joe Chu	...	White Lotus Sect Regiment Commander
Ka-Kui Ho	...	Innkeeper Mak

Storyline

In the sequel to the Tsui Hark classic, Wong Fei-Hung faces The White Lotus society, a fanatical cult seeking to drive the Europeans out of China through violence, even attacking Chinese who follow Western ways. Wong must also defend Dr. Sun Yat Sen, a revolutionary, from the military. With his friends, loved ones, and the future of China itself at stake, Wong must once again use his martial arts skills to defend the innocent.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | sequel | violence | fight | kung fu classic | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | History | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

1 September 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Time in China 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Film Workshop, Paragon Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Donnie Yen was hit in the eye by a pole in the final sequence, and as a result had to have stitching above his eye - most of his close-ups are only shot from one side.

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Connections

Followed by Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)

User Reviews

The two greatest fight scenes ever !!!

I have to disagree with a lot of the comments. This is a great martial arts movie !! The fight scenes are few and far between, and the plot a bit convoluted -- but the quality of fighting is absolutely superb. Tsui Hark has managed to restrain himself and just get some really kick-ass moves out of Jet Li and Donnie Yen (the later movies in this series are just way too fantastical for a classic kungfu movie). I have seen almost all of Jet Li's movies (and several of Donnie Yen's) and I will have to say that the two fight sequences between Li and Yen are the best ever filmed. I found myself skipping over the rest of the movie just to see these two scenes over and over again. Their techniques were simply marvelous...(It was refreshing to see David Chiang, an old favorite of mine back in the 70s, though). How they ever filmed it boggles the mind. "Fist of Legend" and "Tai Chi Master" may have more colorful fighting, and the latter may be a better overall movie, but the true afficionado (and I have been watching these kungfu flicks for about 30 years) will really appreciate the quality of fighting here. Tsui Hark has distilled the essence of HK kungfu movies into these two scenes.