The Legend

(1993)

★ 7 IMDb · 188 votes

Genres: Adventure, Action, Comedy

Year: 1993

Runtime: 106 мин

Country: Hong Kong

Director: Кори Юэнь Гуай

Cast: Джет Ли, Josephine Siao Fong-Fong, 赵文卓, 李嘉欣, Paul Chu Kong, 胡慧中, 陳松勇, 鄭少秋, 陳龍, 于彦凯

Plot

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.

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.'