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Fist of Legend
Why this pick
Its crisp, athletic choreography and Republican-era setting offer a more serious but similarly charismatic showcase for a gifted fighter facing entrenched martial rivalries.
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MOVIE1992 1h 36m HKG
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
Its flamboyant wuxia universe, comic bravado and impossible martial feats match the gleefully larger-than-life storytelling around King of Beggars.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Set in the Qing dynasty in China, the film features a fictionalised story of the martial artist So Chan (蘇燦; Mandarin: Su Can), who is popularly known as "Beggar So" (蘇乞兒) and was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Kingdom Yuen
Madam Pimp / Brothel madam
Stephen Chow
So Cha Ha Yee Chan / Tsan, So Hat Ngai