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The White Dragon
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Cast
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Francis Ng | ... |
Blindie /
'Chicken Feathers'
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Second Prince Tian Yang
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Lei Liu | ... |
Tian Sheng, First prince
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Cecilia Cheung | ... |
Black Phoenix /
White Dragon Jr.
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Xiao Lung Ding | ... |
Palace Guard #1
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Deer Claw /
Various Characters
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Shiu Hung Hui | ... |
Deer Tai
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Zhangjin Shi | ... |
Eagle
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Nei Suet | ... |
White Dragon
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Patrick Tang | ... |
Gene
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Kitty Yuen | ... |
Tweetie
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In this swordfighting comedy, a young noblewoman falls in love with a prince of the Imperial House. By accident, she acquires the martial arts skills of the White Dragon. New in her power, she learns that there are definite advantages in performing "good deeds" as the Little White Dragon. When she discovers that the famed assassin, Chicken Feathers, is planning to kill her beloved prince, she seeks to prevent this by killing the assassin first. After more than one unsuccessful attempt, she begins to grow in her compassion and understanding for the blind assassin. The real plot behind the assassination attempts on the prince is uncovered because of her decisions. Written by nakataohana
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dragon | love | martial arts | brother brother relationship | father son relationship |Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
28 October 2004 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
The White Dragon See more »Company Credits
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China Film Co-Production Corporation, China Film Group, China Star Entertainment See more »
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When I saw Cecilia Cheung for the first time in The Legend of Zu (2001), I was immediately struck (if not smitten) by her beauty, and I hurriedly started looking for her in other movies. After a bunch of modern-day dramas (slightly boring, truth be told), she's finally back in a fantasy martial arts epic, looking better than ever.
I was immensely thrilled to find White Dragon, and I was elated as I saw the first twenty minutes of it. There is so much cool action, so many great laughs; so much delightful entertainment.
The rest of the movie is not bad, but it slows down a great deal to focus on building up the love story. It has many of the same plot elements that other Asian movies of this type has; someone is blind (yet a superb kung fu master), the girl is betrothed to another but can't help falling in love with the hero (yes, just like in House of Flying Daggers), and the love story completely takes over the movie after about a half-hour opening of great action and comedy (the great 2002 comedy Chinese Odyssey had the exact same structure). This is a little disappointing; one would really have liked the action and comedy to be sustained throughout the movie.
However, it's still an uproariously entertaining, beautiful and funny movie, and the actors all do an amazing job.
8 out of 10.