Now a day people have craze of learn martial arts and kung fu. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son s safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. Classic kung fu action from sammo hung and yuen biao. Jul 02, 2012 i became a fan of kung fu flicks after watching prodigal son in the mid 90s and that blew me away. But biao is the true star, excellent in his role as the spoiled brat who eventually becomes a kung fu master. The parable of the prodigal son is a parable of jesus from the bible. Many super stars do role in kung fu movie some are profession.
It has both coherent philosophy in other words, doesnt have any of the cheesiness and fortune cookie wisdom and the fight scenes are varied and entertaining. I dont know if its the best ever, but its up there for sure. In this hong kong action classic, sammo hung transformed the wing chun kung fu style for the cinema. The prodigal son, an action comedy made in 1981, is one of the few movies using the martial art of wing tsun wing chun as a key part of the movie. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a. With some sharp fight scenes, this movie also features faces like yuen biao, lam ching ying, fung hak on. Bey logan put prodigal son in the number one spot in the top ten kungfu movies list he published in stefan hammonds book hollywood east. The prodigal son sammo hung original kung fu lebanese movie. Leung changs lack of expertise forces his father to pay. The prodigal son was nominated for two hong kong film awards and won the award for best action choreography. Leung changs lack of expertise forces his father to pay people to lose to him in fights. A rich mans son yuen biao believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in canton.
I became a fan of kung fu flicks after watching prodigal son in the mid 90s and that blew me away. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his sons safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. Martial arts movies 2017 best action movies 2017 shaolin movie chinese martial arts movies engl, cinema movies tv fullhd action comedy hot 2018 old movies 2017 1. Aug 28, 2018 kung fu is a very specific form of violence. The film tells the story of leung chang, the son of wealthy man who is halfheartedly studying kung fu.
The prodigal son 1981 quick chat about this classic kung fu movie. He has been in hundreds of street fights and has never lost. Old kung fu movies descendants of wing chun download. Read the the prodigal son movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Jackie chan, sammo hung, yuen biao, lam ching ying, lau kar leung, ti lung, david chiang, chen kuan tai and many more. This movie was created by the somewhat underrated director sammo hung. Honestly, this is top tierdefinitely within the top five best kung fu movies ive. Along with prodigal son, this is often considered one of the best movies portraying an authentic style of wing chun. The prodigal son in this hong kong action classic, sammo hung transformed the wing chun kung fu style for the cinema. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The prodigal son shows off the skills of the wing chun fighting style, as hungs protege the great yuen biao goes from spoilt rich kid to kung fu master. Best movies list movie list great movies movie tv chinese fairy tales china movie hong kong movie kung fu movies kung fu martial arts. Its widely regarded as one of the best kungfu movies of all time with.
In this classic martial arts film from hong kong, yuen biao plays the effete son of a wealthy man who is halfheartedly. Tsan becomes driven to vengeance after a manchu prince and his mercenary team violently slaughters his master, yee tai. Brimming with spectacular fight scenes and fascinating kungfu theory, the prodigal son is a highly engrossing peek into the world of wing chun. It has great fighting scenes and is a story about a guy who thinks he knows kung fu until he meets leung yee tai who introduces him to wing chun. Prodigal son was directed by sammo hung, who also plays a supporting role. The film tells the story of leung chang, the son of wealthy man who is half heartedly studying kung fu. Ironfisted monk and warriors two in the store, but not the prodigal son. Starring yuen biao, lam chingying, samo hung kampo, frankie chan, dick wei, li haisheng. The prodigal son sammo hung original kung fu lebanese. He hears the name foshan streetbrawler or kung fu king depending on the translation frequently. Back in the mid 19th century in the city of foshan lived a man named leung chang yuen biao. Hung stars as a student of wong fei hong played by the legendary kwan takhing. Soon, tsans putting his sharpened skills to use, one enemy at a time.
With biao yuen, chingying lam, sammo kambo hung, frankie chan. The prodigal son show wing chun in a most realistic light, i. Grounded in the pacifist, naturalist worldview of buddhism, it requires discipline, patience and most of all, strengthmentally, to know when to use. Yuen biao stars as leong tsan, a young, arrogant fighting apprentice. The prodigal son original trailer sammo hung yuen biao. Biao yuen, chingying lam, sammo hung kambo, lung chan, chung fat, lee hoi. The prodigal son is, like many of these kung fu movies, based on real practitioners of wing chun style kung fu, mainly following biao as leung chang, the son of a rich man who learns that his kung fu isnt all its cracked up to be, so he begs leung yeetai lam chingying, an actor in the opera, to teach him better kung fu.
Oct 22, 20 brimming with spectacular fight scenes and fascinating kung fu theory, the prodigal son is a highly engrossing peek into the world of wing chun. A kungfu student biao yuen asks an expert to teach him after he learns his opponents were paid to lose. Movies like the prodigal son if you like the prodigal son you are looking for serious and cult film movies about with martial arts, hand to hand combat, kung fu, adventure, vengeance, gang and heroes themes of action and comedy genre shot in hong kong. The prodigal son is, like many of these kung fu movies, based on real practitioners of wing chun style kung fu, mainly following biao as leung chang, the son of a rich man who learns that his kung fu isnt all its cracked up to be, so he begs leung yeetai lam ching. When he finds out that his father has been deceiving him, biao decides he must learn the true ways of the martial arts, and tries to convince a noted kung fu expert to take him on as a pupil. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the prodigal son. This movie directed by samo hung is probably the best yuen biao martial arts flick ever produced and is sure to please any martial arts fan. For years, i thought the prodigal son was a grand display of chinese humor. Apart from the plot being more involved than the typical kung fu fare, theres also how groundbreaking the prodigal son was in terms of cinematography and filmmaking. The prodigal son is a 1981 hong kong martial arts comedy film starring yuen biao, and also written and directed by sammo hung, who also costars in the film. The first thing id like to mention is my new revelation about the overall style of this film. The actor are some of the best yuen biao, chingying lam and sammo hung. In fact, it was one of the first films to truly showcase wing chun on screen, not to mention the highkicking, fistflying prowess of yuen biao, sammo hung, frankie chan, and the late lam chingying.
The prodigal son bai ga jai 1981 what others are saying. Full of action, this is a kung fu classic, and must appear on any kung fu movie list by default. The prodigal son 1983 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his sons safety, bribes all his. But biao is the true star, excellent in his role as the spoiled brat who eventually becomes a kungfu master. The story revolves around yuen biao, who calls himself kung fu king, and under the false impression that he is the undefeated champion of china through matches fixed by his side kick under the instruction of yuen biaos over protective father, he finally. The 22 best kung fu movies made in hong kong time out. In this classic martial arts film from hong kong, yuen biao plays the effete son of a wealthy man who is halfheartedly studying kung fu, though his father has to pay ringers to fight him and, of course, lose.
A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked robin hood hero, even while another martial artistdoctor is forced to hunt for him. A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. The best martial artsaction movies to look forward to in 2019. Bey logan put prodigal son in the number one spot in the top ten kung fu movies list he published in stefan hammonds book hollywood east. Also known as pull no punches, prodigal son is a kung fu comedy that follows the lives of historical figures leung jan, leung yeetai. With fei meng, linlin li, yasuaki kurata, hung pai. Biao decides he must learn the true ways of the martial arts, and tries to convince a noted kung fu expert to take him on as a pupil. In this classic martial arts film from hong kong, yuen biao plays the effete son of a wealthy man who is halfheartedly studying kung fu, though his father has to pay ringers to fight him and, of. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic faceoff. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher. A kung fu student biao yuen asks an expert to teach him after he learns his opponents were paid to lose.
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