True Legend (2010)
"Su Qi-Er" (original title)

Su Qi-Er retired from his life as a renowned Qing dynasty general in order to pursue his dream of a family and his own martial arts school. However, Su's peaceful life is shattered when his... See full summary »

Director:

Woo-ping Yuen

Writer:

Chi-long To (screenplay)

Stars:

Wenzhuo Zhao, Xun Zhou, Andy On

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wenzhuo Zhao	...	Su Can / Su Qi-Er (as Vincent Zhao)
Xun Zhou	...	Yuan Ying
Andy On	...	Yuan Lie
Xiaodong Guo	...	Colonel Ma
Jay Chou	...	God of Wushu / Drunken God
Michelle Yeoh	...	Dr. Yu
Xiaogang Feng	...	Pickpocket
David Carradine	...	Anthony
Cung Le	...	Militia Leader
Chia Hui Liu	...	Old Sage (as Gordon Liu)
Ka-Yan Leung	...	Su Wan-Kun
Jacky Heung	...	Imperial Prince
Ni Yan	...	Bar Owner
Will Liu	...	Iron Lad (as Genghong Liu)
Luxia Jiang	...	Iron Maiden

Storyline

Su Qi-Er retired from his life as a renowned Qing dynasty general in order to pursue his dream of a family and his own martial arts school. However, Su's peaceful life is shattered when his vengeful adopted brother, Yuan Lie, kidnaps his son and leaves Su for dead. Saved from his demise by his wife Ying and the reclusive doctor Yu, Su resolves to perfect his technique so that he may defeat Yuan Lie and reunite his family. Aided by the mystical "God of Wushu" and the eccentric "Old Sage," Su masters the art of Drunken Boxing, and embarks on the path that would eventually give rise to the legend of the "King of Beggars."

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | doctor | bald hero | betrayal | hallucination | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of battle violence and brutal fighting

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

China

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

9 February 2010 (China)

Also Known As:

True Legend

Filming Locations:

China

Company Credits

Production Co:

EDKO Film, Edko Management and Consulting, Focus Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"True Legend" is the first feature film to be directed by Woo-ping Yuen since Iron Monkey 2 (a.k.a. "Iron Monkey 2") in 1996.

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Connections

Version of Sou hat yi (1982)

User Reviews

And Action!

I am basing my 9 stars for two reasons. First, the choreography is top notch. Second the cinematography is top notch. Simply put, this a very beautiful movie to watch. As for the story and plot...it's an action movie with a fairly simple story. It was designed to entertain with action and composition so the story is not the main vehicle which it uses to engage the viewer. If you are looking for extremely beautiful images, super insane kinetic choreography and fight scenes, you have come to the right place. The fights are on par with and perhaps even surpass Crouching Tiger, or Hero. Woo Ping just keeps improving on his choreography. I don't know how he does it, but he does it in every new movie. This is a definite purchase on bluray for my collection.