Once Upon a Time in China III

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Once Upon a Time in China III
Once Upon a Time in China III
Directed by	Tsui Hark
Produced by	Tsui Hark
Written by	Tsui Hark
Starring	Jet Li Rosamund Kwan Siu Chung Mok John Wakefield
Music by	Wu Wai Lap
Cinematography	Lau Wai Keung
Editing by	Marco Mak Angie Lam
Release date(s)	1993
Running time	105 mins
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Preceded by	Once Upon a Time in China II
Followed by	Once Upon a Time in China IV
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Once Upon a Time in China III is a 1993 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jet Li as legendary Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung. It is the third film in the Once Upon a Time in China series.

1 Plot
- 1.1 Awards and nominations
- 1.2 Box office
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Plot

Wong Fei Hung and Leung Foon (played by Siu Chung Mok) travel to Peking with Aunt Yee to visit Wong's father. Shao Yun receives a film camera from a former school-friend, now a Russian diplomat, Tumanovsky (John Wakefield), who vies for her attention to the annoyance of Wong.

Wong's father, Wong Kei Ying or (Hwang Chi Ying) (Shun Lau) is the Master of a martial arts school and a member of the local "Cantonese Association" and is known to make excellent lion heads. When the Empress announces that a Lion Dance is to take place, a rival martial arts school master, Chiu attempts to eliminate the competition. He sends a warrior called Club Foot (Xiong Xin Xin returning in another bad-guy role) to attack Wong's father and destroy his lion heads.

Aunt Yee films various action including Wong Fei Hung's kung fu demonstration, and the lion dancers move (and fight) their way through the town.

The relationship between Aunt Yee and Wong reaches new heights and Wong tries to find the courage to inform his father of their intended marriage.

Later the camera inadvertently captures footage of Tumanovsky plotting to assassinate the viceroy and minister of Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang. Meanwhile, Club Foot is kicked out by his school and beaten up. Wong and his companions try to treat his injuries, but he (initially) rejects their help. In the end he is convinced he should help Wong win the Lion Dance, take revenge against his former school and help stop the Russian's attempt to kill Li.