Den legendariske kriger Li Mu Bai har besluttet sig for at opgive sin gerning, blot ønsker han at hævne mordet på sin lærermester, før han vender tilbage til et almindeligt liv. Derfor overdager han sit gamle sværd til embedsmanden Hr. Te. Kort efter bliver sværdet stjålet, og det bliver startsskudet på det episke drama, hvor kampsport og kærlighed går op i en højere enhed.
Det er sidst i 1800-tallet i det sydøstlige Kina, og kung-fu-mesteren Wong Fei er den eneste, der står mellem hans hjemstavn og besættelsesmagten, der allerede har taget kontrol med Hongkong og Macao. Samtidig med at den legendariske folkehelt Wong kæmper for sit eget og sit folks liv, spirer en romance med den uimodståelige Siu-kwan. Once Upon a Time in China er Jet Lis første film i rollen som Wong Fei Hung, og den betragtes som en af de bedste film fra Hongkong-filmens glansperiode.
Jet Li spiller hovedrollen i denne action-fyldte martial arts-film, der er baseret på den virkelige historie om den kinesiske legende Huo Yuanja, der i begyndelsen af 1900-tallet modsatte sid udenlandske stormagter og med sin formidable kampsports-teknik forsvarede Kinas ære.
Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
In the time of the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor Yongzheng created a secret army known as the Guillotines. It was the job of the Guillotines to protect the Emperor by killing anyone who posed a threat to him or his rule. After 348 successful missions to eliminate their target, the 349th assignment proves to be their last.
Many years ago, five evil spirits were trapped inside ornate jars to protect humanity from destruction. When a power-hungry general raids the secret chamber that hides the jars, he finds his five concubines have become impregnated with evil fetuses, hungry for human flesh. Its up to the palace cooks and a slacker Taoist priest to stop them before they destroy the world.
A quiet physician from southern China masters martial arts to protect his son and stop a corrupt governor.
In Qing Dynasty, Chen Xiang and Liuli became maids and friends in the imperial palace. Liuli wanted to be famous whereas Chen Xiang just wanted to live a normal life. Liuli attempted to change her life by knowing the prince, even at the cost of betraying Chen Xiang.
A single modern-day city girl name Zhang Xiaowen accidentally travels back in time to the Qing Dynasty and becomes Ruoxi, but gets caught up in a web of love and politics in the royal court of Emperor Kangxi.
Young men, angered by the repressive and corrupt Ching government, come to the Shaolin Temple to study. Fearing that the Shaolin Temple is a harbor for rebels wanting to overthrow the government, the Ching Emperor Yungzheng kills the monks wherever he can find them. After the Emperor orders the destruction of the Shaolin Temple, his name becomes the most feared and hated in China. After years of struggling, the surviving Shaolin disciples, led by Carter Wong, move to assassinate the Emperor. This epic tale of Manchu China has all the scope and action you'd expect from Hong Kong master Joseph Kuo.
In a fierce battle against the British invasion, the commander of the Chinese army sacrifices his life on the line of duty. The British celebrate their victory by hanging his head out on a conquered fortress. To end such humiliation, the commander's daughter seeks help from the leader of the local rebels, Benjamin. Their attempts to steal the head enrage the British. The British conceal the head in one of a dozen identical boxes, and gather intelligence on Benjamin's moves from a spy who disguises as a priest. Knowing little about the modern warfare, the rebels are frustrated by their well armed counterpart in several bloody confrontations. Benjamin resorts to ambush the British commanders in a forest and the explosive final attack is launched.
This film is based on the life of Kawashima Yoshiko, originally Manchu princess who was the 14th daughter of Emperor Xu, later brought up as a Japanese and served as a spy in the service of the Japanese Kwantung Army and Manchukuo during the Second World War.
In 19th century Shanghai, a young boy Ah Lang sneaks into the Navy Shipyard and unwittingly becomes the Chief Mechanic’s star apprentice. He quickly becomes embroiled in a fight with secret enemies who plot to destroy his super warship. With the war at hand, can he triumph Evil with the help of his sweetheart and her wonder-doggie Xiao Longbao ?
