The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
"Chik geuk siu ji" (original title)

A poor barefoot young man from the country arrives in the city to start work with the friend of his dead father, a manager at a dyeing workshop who is trained in Kung-Fu but has retired ... See full summary »

Directors:

Johnnie To, Patrick Leung,

Writer:

Nai-Hoi Yau

Stars:

Aaron Kwok, Maggie Cheung, Lung Ti

Cast

Credited cast:
Aaron Kwok	...	Kuan
Maggie Cheung	...	Proprietess
Lung Ti	...	Tuan
Chien-lien Wu	...	Lien
Kenneth Tsang	...	Ke
Paul Chun	...	Teacher Hua
Siu-Fai Cheung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Man-Ho Chan	...	Cobbler
Tiet Wo Chu
Keung-Kuen Lai	...	Soldier
Yat-fei Wong	...	Kwai

Storyline

A poor barefoot young man from the country arrives in the city to start work with the friend of his dead father, a manager at a dyeing workshop who is trained in Kung-Fu but has retired form the world of martial arts. The dye shop is owned by a kind woman who is being pressured by a local strongman who is trying to steal her family secrets for his own workshop. When the workshop is burnt down the barefoot kid decides to fight back using his impressive kung-fu skills, but just invites further trouble.

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Plot Keywords:

barefoot | fight | conspiracy | pregnancy | kung fu kid | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

3 April 1993 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Chi jiao xiao zi

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Disciples of Shaolin (1975)

User Reviews

A must-see for Lung and Maggie fans

I wonder why so many people mention only Chow Yun-fat among the actors in [A Better Tomorrow] in talking about the film. I love him, too, but the focus of ABT is Sung Tse-ho played wonderfully by Ti Lung. ABT was my first Ti Lung experience, and since then I wish I had a chance to see the martial art films of 70's in which he had starred. I haven't had such a luck yet, but I found [Barefooted Kid] a good treat. Though Lung plays a supporting role, you can fully taste of his noble warrior appeal in this. Great. And Maggie Cheung is even greater. She portrays a warm-hearted (treats the barefooted kid very kindly), beautiful (yes, Maggie is beautiful), brave (neither surrenders to the greedy local strong man, nor fears loving Lung's character being a widow in those old days), and wise (disperses a bunch of beggars troubling a bride, by scattering the coins) character brilliantly.

Lung and Maggie work beautifully together in the most impressive scenes -- meeting up on a full moon night, collecting the stone dust in rain, walking on a street in the rainy evening. Above all, it's a love story (for me, at least). Aaron Kwok and Wu Chien-lien form a charming couple also. And it is nice surprise to see Kenneth Tsang (who played Danny Lee's sidekick cop in [The Killer] and the taxi company owner in ABT) play a pure villain. Plus, it has good action sequences -- nothing new, but neat, enjoyable movie.