Wing Chun (1994)

Wing Chun's village is yet again being plundered by bandits. This time she uses kung fu to defeat them. The fighting doesn't end here.

Director:

Woo-Ping Yuen

Writers:

Elsa Tang (as Pik-yin Tang), Wing-Fai Wong

Stars:

Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, King-Tan Yuen

Cast

Credited cast:
Michelle Yeoh	...	Yim Wing Chun
Donnie Yen	...	Leung Pok To (as Yen Chi Tan)
King-Tan Yuen	...	Abacus Fong
Catherine Yan Hung	...	Charmy (as Catherine Hung)
Waise Lee	...	Wong Hok Chow (as Lee Chi Hung)
Norman Chu	...	Flying Chimpanze (as Chui Siu Keung)
Chui Ah-Fai	...	Flying Monkey
Pei-Pei Cheng	...	Ng Mui
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zhi-Hui Chen	...	Southern kung fu master
Liu Hen	...	Squire
Yue-Qiu Hou	...	Bandit leader
Guo Jia-Qing	...	Yim Wing Chun's father
Xian-Quan Kong	...	Squire
Fu-Wai Lam	...	Bandit
Xiaozhou Li	...	Bandit leader

Storyline

Wing Chun, a woman living in a remote village often pillaged by robbers. When Wing Chun finally loses her cool and defeats them, her heroic actions stir up even more trouble in this male-based society of the time. The climactic battle to the death is a dazzler.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | wing chun | battle | cult film | man fighting woman | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are innuendos including Flying Chimpanzee's "Champion Spear", and "To Eat Someone's Tofu" which is a Chinese idiom that means to flirt with a woman.

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Connections

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User Reviews

One of best Kung Fu comedy

Despite that fact that different plot ideas for Kung Fu movie has been fully exploited by now and no new ideas are coming, Wing Chun still stands out in its uniqueness mostly because Michelle Yeoh is its star. If this movie was done by anyone else, it probably would have ended up being a dud, but she brings class to this movie it otherwise would not have had. The movie has very different atmosphere from other Kung Fu movies. While silly things are happening, Michelle Yeoh's action is precise and eye opening. She's the only one playing strait, and it works.

There has been other Kung Fu movies done by female lead, but they are mostly gruesomely violent. While there're lot of action in this movie, none of its action is violent. You won't see any blood, no bones being crushed, and yet it's filled with great action.

Somewhat difficult to find these days, but you owe it to yourself to see this movie at least once.

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

24 March 1994 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Вин Чун

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peace Film Production Co., Sil-Metropole Organisation, Wo Ping Films Company Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 91 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1