bappamtv

Zhong hua zhan shi

Zhong hua zhan shi

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 31mR
ActionDrama
6.5
IMDB Rating
1,516 votes

Action film about Chinese resistance after Japanese invasion in 1930's.

Director
David Chung
Writers
N/A
Stars
Michelle Yeoh, Richard Ng, Derek Tung-Sing Yee
Release Date
April 16, 1987
Language
Cantonese
Country
Hong Kong
💬 22
Reviews
📋 1.4K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
as Fok Ming-Ming
Richard Ng
Richard Ng
as Paulina Wong
Derek Tung-Sing Yee
Derek Tung-Sing Yee
as Wong
Lowell Lo
Lowell Lo
as Youda
Chindy Lau
Chindy Lau
as Chin-chin
👤
Tetsuya Matsui
as General Toga
👤
Chung-You Chang
Yi Chang
Yi Chang
as Chin Chin's father
Jing Chen
Jing Chen
as Gunrunner
👤
Yiu-Sing Cheung

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
D & B Films Co. Ltd.

🏷️ Keywords

invasion1930scombatjapanesechinese

🎯 Categories

CantoneseMartial ArtsActionDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Michelle Yeoh channels Indiana Jones
by gbill-748772023-03-15
6/10

"Watching fresh-faced Michelle Yeoh at age 24 kicking butt in her martial arts scenes and channeling Indiana Jones early on was a lot of fun. The role required a lot of physicality and she was more than up to the task. Unfortunately, the story is weak and the film is tonally all over the map, veering from lame humor to violent war scenes at the drop of a hat. It's a patriotic film about the defense of China from Japanese invasion which I respected, but it's too scattered and cartoonish, working better in its smaller fight scenes in the first half. Meanwhile, there are extraneous chara..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to Michelle Yeoh, the film was planned to be shot in 3 weeks but ended up taking 3 months. Source: Magnificent Warriors DVD: Archive Interview

📖 Synopsis

Action film about Chinese resistance after Japanese invasion in 1930's.