Fong Sai-yuk (film)

Fong Sai-yuk
Film poster
Directed byCorey Yuen
Written byChan Kin-chung
Kevin Tsai
Jeffrey Lau[1]
Produced byJet Li
StarringJet Li
Josephine Siao
Vincent Zhao
Michelle Reis
CinematographyJingle Ma[1]
Edited byCheung Yiu-chung[1]
Music byRomeo Diaz
Mark Lui
James Wong[1]
Production
company
Distributed byGala Film Distribution Ltd (Hong Kong)
Dimension Films (International; through Buena Vista Pictures Distribution)
Release date
  • 4 March 1993 (1993-03-04)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryHong Kong[1]
LanguageCantonese[1]
Box officeHK$30,666,842[1]

Fong Sai-yuk (Chinese: 方世玉; pinyin: Fāng Shì Yù, a.k.a. The Legend of Fong Sai-yuk or simply The Legend;[2][1] released in the Philippines as The Prodigal Fighter) is a 1993 Hong Kong action-comedy film directed by Corey Yuen and produced by Jet Li,[3] who stars as Chinese folk hero Fong Sai-yuk.[4] It co-stars Josephine Siao, Vincent Zhao, and Michelle Reis. The film won the Hong Kong Film Award and Golden Horse Award for best action choreography. The film received positive reviews, particularly praising Josephine Siao's acting and the action choreography. The film had a sequel, Fong Sai-yuk II, released later the same year in 1993.

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  2. ^ on Netflix.com
  3. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Fong Sai-Yuk(1993)". Allmovie. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "10 classics provide visual poetry—on video". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 January 2011.