Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- CN
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China, Taiwan
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In CN — subtitles on.
The story
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
- martial arts
- kung fu
- secret identity
- robin hood
- iron monkey
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Yu Rongguang
Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey
Donnie Yen
Wong Kei-ying
Jean Wang Ching-Ying
Miss Orchid / Miss Ho
Angie Tsang Sze-Man
Wong Fei-Hung
- Yen Shi-Kwan — Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung
- James Wong Jim — Governor Cheng Pak Fong
- Yuen Shun-Yi — Master Fox
- Hsiao Ho — Monk Hin Hung's Disciple
- Lee Fai — Monk Hin Hung's Disciple
- Chun Kwai-Bo — One of the Bad Monks
- Chan Siu-Wah — One of the Bad Monks
- Mandy Chan Chi-Man — One of the Bad Monks
- Alex Yip Choi-Nam — One of the Bad Monks
- Cheung Fung-Lei — Governor's Favourite Mistress
- Sze Mei-Yee — Governor's Advisor
- Directed
- Yuen Woo-ping
- Written
- Tsui Hark, Charcoal Tan, Lau Tai-Muk, Elsa Tang Bik-Yin
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 334 ratings
- Studio
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Film Workshop, Long Shong Pictures
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
