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Fire Dragon

1994 · 90 min

A swift, graceful martial-arts tale where fierce swordplay and a killer's thawing heart keep you caught between tension and warmth.

Directed by
Yuen Woo-ping
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Starring
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Max Mok Siu-chung, Pal Sinn Lap-Man
Overview
Rebel fighter Yuen Ming (Max Mok) must protect an important letter with content that can expose the corrupt Chinese government. Sent to retrieve the letter is Ma, the Fire Dragon (Brigitte Lin) and she infiltrates the small village where Yuen Ming has settled. Along the way the cold blooded Ma's kind hearted side is awakened and the time comes when she must decide where her loyalty lies....

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Directed by
Yuen Woo-ping
Genres
Action, Fantasy
Starring
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Max Mok Siu-chung, Pal Sinn Lap-Man
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • redemption
  • identity
  • corruption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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