| Once Upon a Time in China V | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃飛鴻之五龍城殲霸 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄飞鸿之五龙城歼霸 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
| Written by | Tsui Hark Lau Daai-muk Lam Kee-to | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Tsui Hark Ng See-yuen | ||||||||||
| Starring | Vincent Zhao Rosamund Kwan Max Mok | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Ko Chiu-Lam Derek Wan Peter Pau Tak-Hai Tom Lau Ardy Lam | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Marco Mak | ||||||||||
| Music by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
Production companies | Film Workshop Paragon Films Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||||||||
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Running time | 101 minutes | ||||||||||
| Countries | Hong Kong China | ||||||||||
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin English | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$4,902,426.00[1] | ||||||||||
Once Upon a Time in China V is a 1994 martial arts action film written and directed byTsui Hark. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is the fifth installment in theOnce Upon a Time in China film series, withVincent Zhao reprising his role asChinese martial arts master andfolk hero ofCantonese ethnicityWong Fei-hung after taking over the character fromJet Li inOnce Upon a Time in China IV. The film also saw the return of Hark as director (he only co-wrote and produced the fourth film) and ofRosamund Kwan as "13th Aunt", who was absent in the fourth film.
After the armies of theEight-Nation Alliance occupyBeijing, the collapse of theQing Dynasty is imminent.Wong Fei-hung and his companions return toFoshan in southern China and prepare to move to Hong Kong (then a British colony) in the meantime, Wong Fei-hung develops alove triangle with his romantic interests "13th Aunt" and "14th Aunt".
When they arrive at the port town, they see that the town is in a desolate state, as the authorities have fled with all the public funds, leaving the local army garrison without any money or food. The situation worsens with the presence of pirates, who terrorise the coast and seal 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 and his family decide to settle in Hong Kong to help the local government maintain peace and security.
Despite receiving more positive reviews thanOnce 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]
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