Ma Wing Jing (1997)

Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Be-friending a powerful mobster (Tam Sei) Wing Jing is given his ... See full summary »

Director:

Corey Yuen

Writer:

Jeffrey Lau

Stars:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Biao Yuen, Jessica Hester Hsuan

Cast

Cast overview:
Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	Ma Wing Jing
Biao Yuen	...	Tam See
Jessica Hester Hsuan	...	Kim Ling-Tze (as Jessica Hester)
Wah Yuen	...	Ma Tai Cheung
Tak Yuen	...	Yeung Seung
Valerie Chow	...	Yam Yeung-Tien
Corey Yuen	...	Uncle Po

Storyline

Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Be-friending a powerful mobster (Tam Sei) Wing Jing is given his nightclub in return for saving Tam Sei's life. Unfortunately, another Gangster wants the territory a well. Corruption and violence rule the streets as Wing Jing and Tam Sei must battle not only the rival gangs but the corrupt police officials as well.

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Plot Keywords:

brother | violence | mobster | knife | violent death | 

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Taglines:

Dangerous Times Make Heroes of Desperate Men

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

17 June 1997 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Hero

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

The End Credits state "No Animals were hurt or dead during the making of this film"

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Connections

Remake of Boxer from Shantung (1972)

User Reviews

Overall pretty good, sometimes stunning

There is a terrific fight between Kaneshiro and Yuen early in the picture, one of the best I've ever seen, and nothing that follows it can quite match up to it (not even that hilarious anachronistic snippet near the end); it also eventually overdoses on violence for no good reason, in my opinion, but the whole film still makes for an involving experience. The audience I saw it with just loved it.