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| Once Upon a Time in China film series | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 武狀元黃飛鴻 |
| Simplified Chinese | 武状元黄飞鸿 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wǔ Zhuàngyuán Huáng Fēihǒng Xì Liè |
| Jyutping | Mou5 Zong6 Jyun4 Wong4 Fei1 Hung4 Hai6 Lit6 |
| Directed by | Tsui Hark (I, II, III, V) Yuen Bun (IV) Sammo Hung (VI) |
| Written by | Tsui Hark Leung Yiu Ming (I) Elsa Tang Pik Yin (I, IV) Yun Kai Chi (I) Chan Tin-suen (II, III) Cheung Tan (II, III) |
| Produced by | Tsui Hark Raymond Chow (II) Ng See-Yuen (II-V) Dick Tso (VI) |
| Starring | Jet Li (I-III, VI) Vincent Zhao (IV-V) |
| Cinematography | Chan Tung-Chuen Wilson Chan David Chung Andy Lam Arthur Wong Bill Wong Andrew Lau Sammo Hung |
| Edited by | Marco Mak Angie Lam |
| Music by | James Wong Romeo Díaz Richard Yuen Johnny Njo Wu Wai Lap Lowell Lo |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Orange Sky Golden Harvest China Star Entertainment Win's Entertainment Fortune Star Media Limited (I, II, III & VI only, current) Warner Bros. Pictures (IV & V only, current) |
Release date | 1991–1997 |
Running time | 657 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese (I-VI) Mandarin (I-VI) English (I-VI) French (I) Russian (III) German (IV) |
Once Upon a Time in China is a Hong Kong film and television franchise created and produced by Tsui Hark, consisting of six films and a television series released between 1991 and 1997. Tsui also directed four of the films and co-wrote the first five as well as an episode of the television series.
The films and the series recount fictional exploits and adventures of real-life Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity Wong Fei-hung, who is portrayed by Jet Li in the first through third and sixth films and Vincent Zhao in the fourth and fifth films and the TV series, his apprentices Leung Foon, Kwai Geuk-Chat and Lam Sai-wing, and his love interest Siu-kwan, a fictional character created for the series and played by Rosamund Kwan in the films and Maggie Shiu on television.
The first two films in the franchise were among the most popular of the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema (usually dated from 1986 to 1993)[citation needed] and were known for their depiction of Chinese nationalism as well as action choreography.[citation needed] The Once Upon a Time in China films were among Jet Li's best known hits at that time.[citation needed]