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Once Upon a Time in China IV

1993 · 101 min

A brisk, earnest martial-arts spectacle with nationalistic fervor, tense fight sequences, and a somber undertone of loss and resistance.

Directed by: Yuen Bun
Genres: Action, Adventure, History
Starring: Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo, Jean Wang Ching-Ying, Max Mok Siu-chung

Overview: Wong Fei Hung must win another Lion Dance contest in order to defeat the eight foreign concessions in Shanghai.

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Directed by: Yuen Bun
Genres: Action, Adventure, History
Starring: Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo, Jean Wang Ching-Ying, Max Mok Siu-chung

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
colonialism
identity
violence
justice
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Once Upon a Time in China Collection

Once Upon a Time in ChinaMovie · 1991
Once Upon a Time in China IIMovie · 1992
Once Upon a Time in China IIIMovie · 1993
Once Upon a Time in China IVMovie · 1993 This title
Once Upon a Time in China VMovie · 1994
Once Upon a Time in China and AmericaMovie · 1997

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