Once Upon a Time in China (1991) on Netflix
R19912h 14mActionAdventureBiography
Wong Fei-hung, a martial arts master and physician in late 19th century Foshan, teaches the militia and runs the Po-chi-lam clinic. When 13th Aunt returns from abroad, he becomes her protector.
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Plot summary
In Foshan, late in the 19th century under the Qing dynasty, Wong Fei-hung runs the Po-chi-lam clinic, teaches medicine and martial arts, and drills the local militia with his apprentices Porky, Bucktooth So and Kai. Liu Yongfu, commander of the Black Flag Army, shows him a fan inscribed with the unequal treaties China has signed. Siu-kwan has just come back from England; family rank makes her 13th Aunt to Wong, senior to him though they are close in age, and custom keeps their feelings unspoken. Leung Foon arrives with an opera troupe and becomes infatuated with her. The Shaho Gang from Liaoning extorts local businesses, and a fight between the gang and the militia angers the Governor, who blames Wong.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Once Upon a Time in China is largely credited with starting the period martial arts craze of the early to mid 1990s, and it ran for almost two months in Hong Kong cinemas, the longest run of any film in the series.
