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The Grandmaster of Kung Fu (2019)
Directed by Cheng Siyu
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A hero of government affairs, protect the world! At the end of Qing Dynasty. Japan, which is trying to seize Tianjin, where even great powers cannot easily enter, and further devour China, opens the Honghua Military Academy in Tianjin and suppresses the Tianjin Martial Arts Association. Huo Yuan Jia, an expert in the field, engages in a life-threatening battle with Kamesaburo Takeda, a Japanese military commander in order to prevent Japan’s ambitions.
Length 74 minutes
Actors
Dennis To Yue-Hong | Li Ruoxi | Yang Yong | Naomen Eerdeni | Mengmeng Li | Liu Aiguo | Zhuang Han | Gao Xuepeng | Yang Yongfeng | Chu Pangching
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/26/2023 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Soft 6 out of 10 bc the martial arts action is pretty good plus this has a short runtime and gets right to it. No fat.
But this is more like a 5/10 bc it’s telling the same story we’ve seen so many times: Ip Man without having Ip Man. Japanese start a karate school that pisses off the locals and a challenge goes out to stage a fight between the JP commander and the best kung fu guy in the town. Ofc it’s rigged and plays out exactly like you’d expect. Also does this annoying thing* with the final fight that I really dislike in these movies.
Nothing new to see here but decent action direction.
*with all the news reporters covering the fight why the fuck not just say out of the gate “yo I’m severely injured can we postpone” and “oh btw these fuckers kidnapped my wife and kid and told me to throw the fight or they will be killed.” but nope can’t mention any of that in front of all reporters and spectators. Ugh
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