True Legend
Chinese Title: Su Qi-Er (Beggar Su)http://www.michelleyeoh.info/Movie/truelegend.html
Release Date: February 9, 2010 Language: Mandarin Chinese Production Companies: Shanghai Film Group, Beijing New Times Film Culture and Development, Edko Management, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Intl. Producers: Zhang Zhenyan, Bill Kong Director: Yuen Woo-Ping Screenplay: Christine To Chi-Long Cinematography: Zhao Xiaoding Action Director: Yuen Woo-Ping Art Director: Huo Tingxiao Costume Design: Hai Chung Man (aka Yee Chung Man) Editing: Wenbers Li Tung-Chuen Category: Martial Arts / Drama / Historical Country / Region: China, Hong Kong Filming: August 2008 - January 2009 in Mainland China Running Time: 110 minutes | Cast: (surnames are in color)
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True Legend (simplified Chinese: 苏乞儿; traditional Chinese: 蘇乞兒; pinyin: Sū qǐ ér) is an 2010 Chinese-Hong Kong martial arts film starring Vincent Zhao, Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, Michelle Yeoh, Andy On, and Guo Xiaodong. It was directed by Yuen Woo-Ping. The film also features one of the final performances by actor David Carradine, who died in a bizarre accident in Bangkok during post-production.
Plot
True Legend is the extraordinary journey of a man - a martial arts hero - whose greatest dream is to create a unique school of martial arts for the world to follow.
All his life, Su Can has been pursuing the summit in martial arts. There are two things he holds dearest to his heart - the dream of creating a unique kind of martial arts that will pass on to generations; and his beloved wife. Su has a happy family and his wife is the joy of his life. But owing to a turn of fate and Su's own stubbornness, he loses his wife and his family is destroyed.
After losing his wife, Su cannot live with himself and collapses totally. He is drunk all the time and becomes a crazy beggar in everyone's eyes. Everyday, his young son ties him with a piece of rope and leads him through the streets, greeted by people's curious and disdainful gazes.
But all this time during his spiritual exile, his dream for the highest peak in martial arts is still alive. In his madness, Su continues his practice, to perfect his skills and fists.
Cast
Directed by | Yuen Woo-Ping |
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Produced by | Bill Kong Zhang Zhenyang |
Written by | To Chi-Long |
Starring | Vincent Zhao Zhou Xun Michelle Yeoh Jay Chou |
Editing by | Wenders Li |
Release date(s) | Hong Kong: 11 February 2010 China: 9 February 2010 Thailand: 18 February 2010 |
Running time | 110 min. |
Country | China Hong Kong |
Language | Mandarin |