The Miracle Fighters
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The Miracle Fighters is a 1982
Hong Kong
martial arts
action
fantasy
comedy film
directed by Yuen Woo-ping
and starring Bryan Leung, Yuen Cheung-yan
and Yuen Yat Cho. The film's action sequences features various elements of fantasy which includes magic. It was followed by two sequels, Shaolin Drunkard
(1983) and Taoism Drunkard (1984) which are similar style films with different storylines.
, Han Chinese
and Manchu people were not allowed to marry each other. The Emperor commands Ko Hung (Eddy Ko
) to kill his wife. However he refuses, and he had to see his wife die and engages in a battle with the Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun Yee). To escape, he also took the infant prince with him. Ko Hung later accidentally kills the prince, however, he then find an infant under a tree whom he adopts and names "Shu Kan". To cover up what he has done, he puts the prince's jade on Shu Kan. Over a decade later, the Sorcerer Bat tries to kill Ko and tried to kidnap Shu Kan and pass him as the prince. Ko becomes haevily injured, and Shu Kan (Yuen Yat Cho) goes to find medicine to heal him where he meets two elderly Taoist priests, Kei Moon (Bryan Leung) and Tun Kap (Yuen Cheung-yan
), who are discioples of the same master (Yuen Siu-tien), and are always quarreling with each other. There the two teach Shu Kan their martial arts and magic. The Sorcerer Bat tries hard to get rid of the two to get Shu Ken, but later he managed to kill Tun Kap. Kei Moon then tells Shu Kan to enter a competition to obtain the Supreme Command. Shu Kan, using the skills he learned, enters a competition where he goes through many different obstacles before he faces off with the Sorcerer Bat. He eventually kills the Sorcerer Bat winning the competition and bring the supreme command with him. As he returns, he and Kei Moon discovered that Tun Kap actually faked her death to fool them to obtain the Supreme Command. The two elders then quarrels again to take the Supreme Command. They then decide who will take it in a game of Rock-paper-scissors
. First, they both hit rocks, then papers where Shu Kan hits scissor and beats them both. With the Supreme Command, Shu Kan commands them to stop quarreling.
Hong Kong films of 1982
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1982:.-1982:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1982 at...
Hong Kong
Cinema of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
martial arts
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
action
Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
fantasy
Fantasy film
Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping
Yuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong...
and starring Bryan Leung, Yuen Cheung-yan
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Yuen Cheung-Yan is an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who has worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with Yuen Woo-Ping and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them bizarre kung fu comedies such as...
and Yuen Yat Cho. The film's action sequences features various elements of fantasy which includes magic. It was followed by two sequels, Shaolin Drunkard
Shaolin Drunkard
Shaolin Drunkard is a 1983 Kung Fu comedy directed by Yuen Woo-ping, written by Yuen Woo-ping and Chung Hing Chiu, and starring Cheung-Yan Yuen, Eddy Ko, and Shun-Yee Yuen....
(1983) and Taoism Drunkard (1984) which are similar style films with different storylines.
Plot
During the Qing DynastyQing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
, Han Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
and Manchu people were not allowed to marry each other. The Emperor commands Ko Hung (Eddy Ko
Eddy Ko
Eddy Ko Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations RTV , TVB and ATV. His birthname is Ho Yiu Sum . He adopted the name Ko Hung as a stage name...
) to kill his wife. However he refuses, and he had to see his wife die and engages in a battle with the Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun Yee). To escape, he also took the infant prince with him. Ko Hung later accidentally kills the prince, however, he then find an infant under a tree whom he adopts and names "Shu Kan". To cover up what he has done, he puts the prince's jade on Shu Kan. Over a decade later, the Sorcerer Bat tries to kill Ko and tried to kidnap Shu Kan and pass him as the prince. Ko becomes haevily injured, and Shu Kan (Yuen Yat Cho) goes to find medicine to heal him where he meets two elderly Taoist priests, Kei Moon (Bryan Leung) and Tun Kap (Yuen Cheung-yan
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Yuen Cheung-Yan is an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who has worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with Yuen Woo-Ping and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them bizarre kung fu comedies such as...
), who are discioples of the same master (Yuen Siu-tien), and are always quarreling with each other. There the two teach Shu Kan their martial arts and magic. The Sorcerer Bat tries hard to get rid of the two to get Shu Ken, but later he managed to kill Tun Kap. Kei Moon then tells Shu Kan to enter a competition to obtain the Supreme Command. Shu Kan, using the skills he learned, enters a competition where he goes through many different obstacles before he faces off with the Sorcerer Bat. He eventually kills the Sorcerer Bat winning the competition and bring the supreme command with him. As he returns, he and Kei Moon discovered that Tun Kap actually faked her death to fool them to obtain the Supreme Command. The two elders then quarrels again to take the Supreme Command. They then decide who will take it in a game of Rock-paper-scissors
Rock-paper-scissors
Rock-paper-scissors is a hand game played by two people. The game is also known as roshambo, or another ordering of the three items ....
. First, they both hit rocks, then papers where Shu Kan hits scissor and beats them both. With the Supreme Command, Shu Kan commands them to stop quarreling.
Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Bryan Leung | Kei Moon / Old Man 奇門 |
| Yuen Cheung-yan Yuen Cheung-Yan Yuen Cheung-Yan is an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who has worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with Yuen Woo-Ping and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them bizarre kung fu comedies such as... |
Tun Kap / Old Woman 遁甲 |
| Yuen Yat Cho | Shu Kan 樹根 |
| Eddy Ko Eddy Ko Eddy Ko Hung is a Hong Kong television and film actor who has worked on the TV stations RTV , TVB and ATV. His birthname is Ho Yiu Sum . He adopted the name Ko Hung as a stage name... |
Ko Hung 高雄 |
| Yuen Shun Yee | Sorcerer Bat 蝙蝠法師 |
| Brandy Yuen | Clown in the jar 罈子裡的人 |
| Huang Ha | Rainmaker |
| Tino Wong | One of Sorcerer Bat's men 蝙蝠法師手下 |
| Yuen Siu-tien | Master 師父 |
Award nomination
- 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards2nd Hong Kong Film Awards-Best Film:-Best Director:-Best Screenplay:-Best Actor:-Best Actress:-Best New Performer:-Best Cinematography:-Best Film Editing:-Best Art Direction:-Best Action Direction:-Best Original Film Score:-Best Original Film Song:...
- Nominated: Best Action ChoreographyHong Kong Film Award for Best Action ChoreographyThe Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to a choreographer or a group of choreographers for the best achievement in action choreography.-History:...
(Yuen Woo-pingYuen Woo-pingYuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong...
, Brandy Yuen, Yuen Shun Yee, Yuen Cheung-yanYuen Cheung-YanYuen Cheung-Yan is an actor, director, stuntman, and fight choreographer who has worked for many years in the Hong Kong film industry. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he worked with Yuen Woo-Ping and other members of the Yuen family on several films, some of them bizarre kung fu comedies such as...
, Yuen Yat Cho, Chiu Chung Hing)
- Nominated: Best Action Choreography
External links
- The Miracle Fighters at Hong Kong CinemagicHong Kong CinemagicHong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...