This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. ...
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Jet Li | ... | Fong Sai Yuk | |
| Josephine Siao | ... | Miu Chui Fa | |
| Michelle Reis | ... | Ting Ting | |
| Sibelle Hu | ... | Siu-wan | |
| Adam Cheng | ... | Chan Ka Lok | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lung Chan | ... | Macu | |
| Sung Young Chen | ... | Tiger Lui | |
| Kong Chu | ... | Fong Tuk | |
| John DeMita | ... | Fong Sai Yuk (voice) | |
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Keith Ferguson | ... | (voice) |
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Xian Gao | ... | Support |
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Joe Hannah | ... | (voice) |
| Karen Huie | ... | (voice) | |
| Tom Konkle | ... | (voice) | |
| Peter Kwong | ... | (voice) | |
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This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. The secret Red Lotus Flower Society is committed to the overthrow of the evil Manchu Emperor and his minions. One of his Governors is sent on a mission to retrieve a list of members of that secret society. Meanwhile, Canton kung fu practitioner Fong Sai-Yuk falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a rich merchant, recently moved to Canton. Her father, in an attempt to gain influence in the region and thus improve his business, offers his daughter in marriage to the winner of a kung-fu contest. Some interesting gender role-reversals take place during a 'comedy of errors.' Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Country:
Hong KongLanguage:
CantoneseRelease Date:
4 March 1993 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Mother Fong: [removes disguise] I'm your mother.
Fong Sai-Yuk: Wow. Mom! You look just like a man!
Mother Fong: Yeah, and I just won Tiger Lu's daughter's hand in marriage.
Fong Sai-Yuk: Does Dad know?
Mother Fong: Nooo!
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Kau Man was Vincent Chiu Man Chuk's first acting experience, so before shooting began, his friends told him that they could not envision him playing a villain because of his honest and kind appearance in real life. When he told the director he did not know how to portray a villain, he taught Chiu a trick to accomplish it, which is to simply look at someone from the corner of one's eyes while acting. Chiu took this advice to heart resulting in his evil performance as Governor Kau Man. See more »Quotes
Fong Sai-Yuk: [assaults "intruder"] Who are you?Mother Fong: [removes disguise] I'm your mother.
Fong Sai-Yuk: Wow. Mom! You look just like a man!
Mother Fong: Yeah, and I just won Tiger Lu's daughter's hand in marriage.
Fong Sai-Yuk: Does Dad know?
Mother Fong: Nooo!
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Crazy Credits
In the original Hong Kong cut, the final scene has Tiger throwing the Red Flower scroll into the air where it unfurls. The closing credits then roll down a parchment labeled "Red Flower Society Name List", as if the entire cast and crew were members of it. See more »Alternate Versions
UK version was cut by 1 sec. for sight of real animal cruelty (horse tripped so that it falls forward onto head) due to BBFC policy and the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937. See more »Contribute to This Page
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Believe it or not, this was the movie that introduced me to Jet Li. I was immediately hooked. I've read reviews that discredit the dub into English, but I found it easy to overlook this -- in fact, I found it to be somewhat hilarious. This film has all the makings of a great movie. There are no sub-plots that do not get resolved. The servant who always bawls whenever Jet Li's character get's set to go away for a minute or two is downright hilarious. That's one of the unique things about this movie: with so much drama they managed to make a hilarious movie, as well. As usual, the kung fu is extraordinary. In particular, there are a few scenes in which the opponents face off and the camera takes a moment to pause and let the viewer see the poses from a brilliant perspective. This will always be one of my favorite Chinese films.