Once Upon a Time in China and America

Once Upon a Time in China and America

1997 · 102 min · CN · NR · 5.9 (121 votes)
Dir. Sammo Hung · Starring Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Xiong Xinxin, Power Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe, Joseph Sayah · Music Lowell Lo Koon-Ting · Once Upon a Time in China Collection
ActionWestern

So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

VIBE

A sprawling martial arts epic where East meets West in a clash of cultures and fists. Expect thrilling kung fu action set against a backdrop of historical struggle and immigrant hardship. It's a grand, heroic adventure with a strong sense of justice.

epicheroicviolentadventuroussteadywuxiawesternhistorical epickung fucultural clashjusticeimmigrationmartial arts
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martial artskung fuchinaforeign workercolonisationkung fu master
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