Once Upon a Time in China V

Once Upon a Time in China V
Film poster
Traditional	黃飛鴻之五龍城殲霸
Simplified	黄飞鸿之五龙城歼霸
Mandarin	Huáng Fēihǒng Zhī Wǔ Lóng Chéng Jiān Bà
Cantonese	Wong4 Fei1-hung4 Zi1 Ng5 Lung4 Sing4 Cim1 Baa3
Directed by	Tsui Hark
Produced by	Tsui Hark Ng See-yuen
Screenplay by	Tsui Hark Lau Daai-muk Lam Kee-to
Starring	Vincent Zhao Rosamund Kwan Max Mok
Music by	Tsui Hark
Cinematography	Ko Chiu-Lam Derek Wan Peter Pau Tak-Hai Tom Lau Ardy Lam
Editing by	Marco Mak
Studio	Film Workshop Paragon Films Ltd.
Distributed by	Golden Harvest
Release date(s)	17 November 1994 (1994-11-17)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Mandarin
Gross revenue	HK$4,902,426.00[1]

Once Upon a Time in China V is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts action film written and directed by Tsui Hark. The film is the fifth installment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series, with Vincent Zhao reprising his role as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung, since taking over the character from Jet Li in Once Upon a Time in China IV. The film also saw the return of Rosamund Kwan as 13th Aunt, who was absent in the fourth film.

Plot

After the armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance occupy Beijing, the collapse of the Qing Dynasty is imminent. Wong Fei-hung and his companions return to Fat-san in southern China and prepare to move to Hong Kong (then a British colony). In the meantime, Wong Fei-hung develops a love triangle with 13th Aunt and 14th Aunt.

When they arrive at the port town, they see that the town is in a desolate state, as the governor had left with all the government funds, leaving the local army garrison without any money or food. The situation worsens with the presence of pirates, who terrorize the coast and cut off the sea route. Wong and his companions decide to form a local crime prevention force to deal with the threats, leading to three confrontations with the pirates and eventual victory for the protagonists. Wong Fei-hung and his family decide to settle in Hong Kong to help the local government maintain peace and security.

Cast

• Vincent Zhao as Wong Fei-hung
• Rosamund Kwan as "13th Aunt" Siu-kwan
• Max Mok as Leung Foon
• Kent Cheng as "Porky" Wing
• Roger Kwok as "Bucktooth" So
• Hung Yan-yan as Clubfoot
• Jean Wang as 14th Aunt
• Lau Shun as Wong Kei-ying
• Tam Bing-man as Boss
• Yee Tin-hung as Devil Cheung
• Elaine Lui as "Single-eyed" Ying
• Zhang Tielin as Chief constable
• Stephen Tung as Junior Cheung
• Dion Lam as Flying Monkey
• Sam Hoh as pirate
• Lau Siu-ming as pirate
• James Wong
• Kong Foo-keung
• Tanigaki Kenji
• Lam Kwok-git
• Cheung Chun-hung
• Ho Chi-moo

Box office

Despite receiving more positive reviews than Once Upon a Time in China IV, the fifth in the series performed poorly at the Hong Kong box office, grossing only HK$4,902,426.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} HKMDB

External links

• Wong Fei-hung zhi wu: Long cheng jian ba aka "Once Upon a Time in China V" at the Internet Movie Database
• HKMDB
• HK Cinemagic