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It is some of the finest weapons work of his movie career and a real treat for fans.

Here he plays the real-life Chinese national hero and renowned martial arts champion “Huo Yuanjia”, whose name translates as “Fearless”. It rarely comes across as too “preachy”, which is often the case in other movies. Fearless 2016 TV-14 1 Season Docuseries On a journey from Brazil to the Las Vegas championships, professional bull riders risk it all to earn money, respect and titles. Not only were the action sequences spectacular, and I iterate spectacular, but the story line and acting as well as screen play was very tastefully done. With Jet Li, Li Sun, Yong Dong, Yun Qu. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. He has also played giant fighters in Tony Jaa’s “Playing Huo Yuanjia’s European opponents in the main tournament are Anthony De Longis (“There are cameos in the extended version of the film from Michelle Yeoh (“In Tianjin, China in the late Qing Dynasty, Huo Endi is a renowned martial arts master, known for his great skill in challenge matches on the raised “Lei Tei” platforms. The Japanese competitor Anno Tanaka is portrayed by Clint Eastwood’s 2006 Letters from Iwo Jima’s Shidô Nakamura. In the beginning of the movie, Anno Tanaka is shown wearing his blue robe, then the white vomit-stained robe, which does not appear until the end of the movie, then the blue robe again. They propose a match between Huo Yuanjia and four champions, one from each of their home countries. I don’t think Jet Li has shown such versatility in a single film since the original “The only additional action scenes in The Director’s Cut feature Huo Yuanjia as a child fighting the son of Master Zhao and a tense stand off with a Muay Thai boxer.

His young son Huo Yuanjia wants to be a great master too, but his father is concerned about his asthma and refuses to teach him martial arts, insisting he concentrate on his academic studies instead.Yuanjia sees his father in a lei tai match with Master Zhao, who wins the fight dishonourably by retaliating when Huo Endi held back what would have been a potentially fatal blow. Humiliated by his father’s defeat, Huo Yuanjia vows to regain the Huo family’s honour and pride by practicing martial arts behind his father’s back. The characters of Referee Randall and Bell Boy Dante are Director Ronny Yu's take on both the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern from "Hamlet" who observe the goings on, as well as a reference to Kevin Smith's characters in "Clerks" and "Clerks 2". A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. Fearless (2006) A biography of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia, who is the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. He will be familiar to martial arts movie fans from his roles in “Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon”, “Action star Collin Chou plays “Huo Endi”, a famous master of Mizongyi, or “Lost Track Fist”, who was Huo Yuanjia’s father. I've always been a fan of Jet Li since his early days, and frankly his movies and performances in them have been terrible in the last few years mainly due to his attempts to be a profitable and a more mainstream actor in the US. Gone were the traditional comedic side plot, and welcomed was a sense of respect not only for the Chinese but also for some of the foreign countries that are often portrayed poorly in the movies. $10,564,000 Four years on from Zhang Yimou’s worldwide box office hit Hero, martial arts superstar Jet Li returned to the world of the Chinese wuxia movie genre for what he claimed would be the final time in 2006. Chou has appeared to great acclaim in The gigantic, 7-foot tall Australian wrestling star Nathan Jones appears as “Hercules O’Brien”, a strongman opponent whose fight with Huo Yuanjia made national headlines. | Countries - China , Hong Kong , United States | MPAA Rating - PG13.

In December 2008, Universal released the Blu-ray version of the film, which contains three versions; Theatrical, Unrated and the Director’s Cut.Additionally, the Blu-ray release features a behind-the-scenes documentary called “A Fearless Journey”.

Directed by Ronny Yu.

The slight re-editing of events and extended scenes of the Director’s Cut give the story a much deeper emotional core. Discover three films that capture the spirit of summer love, including a Chicago coming-of-age drama, a passionate Harlem romance, and a rom-com with Our favourite 1982 Shaolin Temple hero Jet Li, portrays the Wushu martial artist and spiritual guru Huo Yuanjia with his long-time childhood friend and restaurant businessman, Dong Yong, as Nong Jinsun. So whether it’s about movies, books, training techniques, philosophy, stunts or seminars, we hope to inspire and stimulate your inner warrior! Backed by his lifelong friend and wealthy businessman Nong Jinsun, they want to show the Chinese people and their foreign oppressors that they are not the “weak men of the East”.Members of the foreign chamber of commerce fear that Huo’s notorious victories might encourage anti-foreign sentiments among the Chinese people. Viewings. Four years on from Zhang Yimou’s worldwide box office hit Popular Chinese television actor Dong Yong stars as “Nong Jinsun”, a businessman and childhood friend of the real Huo Yuanjia. As a result, we were treated to "nice" movies like The One and Cradle to the Grave.