Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Language
- Chinese
- Country
- China, Hong Kong SAR China
- Violence
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In Chinese — subtitles on.
The story
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.
- martial arts
- kung fu
- loss of loved one
- monastery
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jet Li
Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Yu Hai
Master Tan Chuang
Yu Chenghui
General Wang Ren Ze
Ding Lan
Bai Wuxia (Wu Sha)
- Hu Jian-Qiang — Wu Kong
- Sun Jiankui — Se Kong (Shih Kung)
- Liu Huai-Liang — Liao Kong
- Ji Chunhua — Chain Gang Guard Tu Ying
- Zhang Jianwen — Abbot Fang Zhang
- Yan Di-Hua — Abbot Seng Zhi
- Wong Kwong-Kuen — Li Shi Min
- Du Chuan-Yang — Wei Kong
- Chui Chi-Keung — Xuan Kong
- Xun Feng — Dao Kong
- Pan Han-Guang — Zhi Cao
- Directed
- Cheung Sing-Yim
- Written
- Lo Siu-Cheung, Sit Hau
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 146 ratings
- Studio
- Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co.
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.
