Heroes Among Heroes (Chinese: ???) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film produced and directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist, So Chan, whom was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. The film shows opium smugglers in the Qing Dynasty, China, with Officer Lin Zexu and Master Wong Fei-hung fighting against them. It was released in the US as Fist of the Red Dragon.
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Plot
Close to the end of the Qing Dynasty, opium is being smuggled to China. Officer Lin Zexu (Pau Fong) and Master Wong Fei-hung (Wong Yuk) join forces against opium smugglers.
Meanwhile, So Chan, also known as Beggar So (Donnie Yen), a man from a rich family, is famous for stealing food for his poor foster father (Kwan Hoi-san) and friends. He lives with his father (Ng Man-tat) and aunt, Jean (Sheila Chan). So befriends a British teacher named Yi-teh (Fennie Yuen), a niece of Prince Twelve (Hung Yan-yan).
So fights and defeats the Fire Lotus Gang, causing an explosion in which many citizens are hurt and Master Wong demands an apology. Later, Prince Twelve offers So opium; So becomes addicted to it. He goes to his foster father and learns drunken boxing; his foster father is then killed by the Fire Lotus Gang, for whom Prince Twelve has betrayed So.
So eventually returns home, joins forces with Wong Fei-hung, and seeks revenge. In the end, So and Wong win against Prince Twelve and Yi-teh becomes So's girlfriend. Lin Zexu and Wong Fei-hung watch as the opium is burned.
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Cast
- Donnie Yen as So Chan
- Fennie Yuen as Yi-teh
- Ng Man-tat as Chan's father
- Sheila Chan as Aunt Jean
- Wong Yuk as Wong Fei-hung
- Hung Yan-yan as Prince Twelve
- Kwan Hoi-san as foster-father
- Pau Fong as Lin Zexu
- Dickson Lee as Leung Foon
See also
- Donnie Yen filmography
References
External links
- So Hak-Yi on IMDb
- Heroes Among Heroes at the Hong Kong Movie Database
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