So Hak-Yi (1993)

Director:

Woo-ping Yuen

Release Date:

11 December 1993 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Action-packed as usual with Donnie Yen kicking his adversaries in the role of "Beggar Su". Basic plot...

Plot Keywords:

Opium | Sword | Braid | Camera | Drug Addiction

Cast

Sheila Chan	...	Aunt Jean
Hoi-Shan Kwan	...	Beggar So
Man Tat Ng	...	Yin
Fong Pao	...	Officer Lam Che-Chu
Yuk Wong	...	Wong Fei-Hung
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Prince Barac
Donnie Yen	...	So Chan
Fennie Yuen	...	Princess Yi Teh-Tai

Also Known As:

Beggar So (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Fist of the Red Dragon (USA) (video title)
Heroes Among Heroes (Hong Kong: English title)
Su Qi-er (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and drug content.

Runtime:

Argentina:115 min | USA:91 min (DVD)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:18 | USA:R

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The 35mm style of camera that Princess Yi Teh-Tai uses in one scene was not introduced until the late-1930s/early-1940s, well after the real Wong Fei-Hung's death in 1924.

Pretty good period movie

This was a pretty good period kung fu movie. Once again, Yuen Woo Ping and Donnie Yen team up in this OUATIC-esque story about Beggar So and Wong Fei Hung teaming up to fight opium dealers. Donnie Yen is excellent, his skills are superb. The actor who plays Wong Fei Hung is talented as well. I wish that Donnie Yen had more fighting time in the movie. His fight against Xiong Xin Xin was good, but it seemed a bit short. I also thought that the movie was too bloody at times. Setting that aside, it is an entertaining movie.