Opium and the Kung Fu Master
Seen it?1984 | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of martial arts fans and people who like stories that don't look away. The fight choreography is a big part of the appeal. Fans of The Legend of Drunken Master should feel right at home. It deals with hard things honestly.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not for anyone who finds explosions tiring.
A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti Lung and his Kung Fu students patrol for criminals. Enter the rival Kung Fu school whom Ti Lung's students have beaten in a lion dance competition and then humiliated in a brawl. The rival school is joined by an opium dealing Kung Fu master who plans to turn the town into a community of addicts!
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tang Chia
- Ti LungTieh Chiao-San
- Robert Mak Tak-LawLu Gua Si
- Tang ChiaMaster Yi Zheng
- Chen Kuan-taiYung Feng
- Leanne LiuXiao Cui
- Phillip Ko FaiGolden Cat
- Eddie Koo Koon ChungMaster Mo Tian
- Alan Chan Kwok-kuenDa Niu
- Lee Hoi-SangInstructor Zheng Hong
- Yue Tau-wanWang An