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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
	Original Hong Kong poster
Directed by	Chen Chi-hwa
Written by	Jacky Chan; Tang Ming-chi
Produced by	Lo Wei; Hsu Li-hwa
Starring	Jacky Chan; Dean Shek; James Tien; Doris Lung; Wu Ma
Cinematography	Chen Chin-kui
Edited by	Leong Wing-chan
Music by	Frankie Chan; Tomita Isao
Distributed by	Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
Release date	1 July 1978;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin
Box office	HK$1,526,871.50

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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (Chinese: 一招半式闖江湖) is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chen Chi-hwa, and written by Jacky Chan, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Dean Shek and James Tien. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 1 July 1978.

The story takes place in olden day China. Chan plays a traveling acrobat named Jiang who bumbles his way into a job at the mansion. After breaking house rules and upsetting the evil witch living in the guest room, Jiang comes across two kung fu masters dueling in the woods. He manages to escape without notice, and brings along the dead loser of the duel. He collects the reward and goes in search of a kung fu teacher. After several teachers don't work out Chan inlists the teachings of a beggar who is a kung fu master. He then goes on a journey with the beautiful princess to find the special Jade plant. "Half a Loaf" is a light hearted comedy/action movie known in its tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. The movie plays fun at melodramatic kung fu movies coming out of Hong Kong in the 70s. The movie opens with a bunch of short clips of near silent scenarios that show off Jackie's kung fu skills and tell all facial expressions and visual humor.

Plot

Chan plays a bumbling long haired acrobat named Jiang who really wants to practice kung fu. He finds an advertisement for work at the Mansion as a body guard. Jiang doesn't get the body guard position, but cons his way into a job using his kung fu skills, and gets himself into the middle of some shady business. He is told not to go near the "guest room" where the special guest is staying. A fellow employee tells Jiang that there is an evil witch who lives in the guest room and is not to be disturbed. Jiang of course is caught spying on her and is run off the land. He then encounters two kung fu masters fighting in the woods. He watches one kill the other, and when he leaves Jiang takes the body into town to collect the reward. Using the money from the reward, Jiang tries to fulfill his kung fu dreams and find a master. He is suddenly attacked by the crazy witch and is about to lose until a mystery master shows up and beats her. The master turns out to be a bum, and teaches Jiang kung fu. He then goes on a journey with a princess to find a special jade plant.

Cast

Jacky Chan
Chin Kang
Dean Shek
James Tien
Doris Lung
Kao Kuang
Wang Yao
Hoh Gong
Wu Ma (uncredited)
Yeung Lit
Woo Hon Cheung
Peng Kong

References

Chan, Jackie with Jeff Lang. I am Jackie Chan: my life in action. New York: Ballantine, p. 222 and pp. 228–235.
Thomas, Brian. Videohound's Dragon: Asian Action and Cult Films. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, p. 294.

External links

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu at IMDb
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu at AllMovie
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/half-a-loaf-of-kung-fu/

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  | pinyin         = Yī Zhāo Bàn Shì Chuǎng Jiāng Hú
  | jyutping       = Jat1 Ziu1 Bun3 Sik1 Cong2 Gong1 Wu4}}
-| director       = [[Chen Chi-Hwa]]
+| director       = Chen Chi-hwa
-| producer       = [[Lo Wei]]<br />[[Hsu Li Hwa]]
+| producer       = [[Lo Wei]]<br />Hsu Li-hwa
-| writer         = [[Jackie Chan]]<br />[[Tang Ming Chi]]
+| writer         = [[Jackie Chan|Jacky Chan]]<br />Tang Ming-chi
-| starring       = [[Jackie Chan]]<br />[[Dean Shek]]<br />[[James Tien (actor)|James Tien]]<br />[[Doris Lung]]<br>[[Wu Ma]]
+| starring       = Jacky Chan<br />[[Dean Shek]]<br />[[James Tien (actor)|James Tien]]<br />Doris Lung<br>[[Wu Ma]]
-| music          = [[Frankie Chan]]<br />[[Tomita Isao]]
+| music          = [[Frankie Chan]]<br />Tomita Isao
-| cinematography = [[Chen Chin Kui]]
+| cinematography = Chen Chin-kui
-| editing        = [[Leong Wing Chan]]
+| editing        = Leong Wing-chan
 | distributor    = [[Lo Wei Motion Picture Company]]
 | released       = {{Film date|1978|7|1|df=y}}
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 | gross          = [[Hong Kong dollar|HK$]]1,526,871.50
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-'''''Half a Loaf of Kung Fu''''' ({{zh|t=一招半式闖江湖}}) or '''''Dian zhi gong fu gan jian dan''''' ({{zh|t=點止功夫咁簡單}}) is a [[Hong Kong films of 1978|1978]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[Martial arts film|martial arts]] [[Hong Kong action cinema|action]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Jackie Chan]], who was also action choreographer and co-writer. The story takes place in olden day China. Chan plays a traveling acrobat named Jiang who bumbles his way into a job at the mansion. After breaking house rules and upsetting the evil witch living in the guest room, Jiang comes across two kung fu masters dueling in the woods. He manages to escape without notice, and brings along the dead loser of the duel. He collects the reward and goes in search of a kung fu teacher. After several teachers don't work out Chan inlists the teachings of a beggar who is a kung fu master. He then goes on a journey with the beautiful princess to find the special Jade plant. "Half a Loaf" is a light hearted comedy/action movie known in its tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. The movie plays fun at melodramatic kung fu movies coming out of Hong Kong in the 70s. The movie opens with a bunch of short clips of near silent scenarios that show off Jackie's kung fu skills and tell all facial expressions and visual humor.
+'''''Half a Loaf of Kung Fu''''' ({{zh|t=一招半式闖江湖}}) is a 1978 Hong Kong [[martial arts film]] directed by Chen Chi-hwa, and written by [[Jackie Chan|Jacky Chan]], who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars [[Dean Shek]] and [[James Tien (actor)|James Tien]]. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 1 July 1978.
+The story takes place in olden day China. Chan plays a traveling acrobat named Jiang who bumbles his way into a job at the mansion. After breaking house rules and upsetting the evil witch living in the guest room, Jiang comes across two kung fu masters dueling in the woods. He manages to escape without notice, and brings along the dead loser of the duel. He collects the reward and goes in search of a kung fu teacher. After several teachers don't work out Chan inlists the teachings of a beggar who is a kung fu master. He then goes on a journey with the beautiful princess to find the special Jade plant. "Half a Loaf" is a light hearted comedy/action movie known in its tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. The movie plays fun at melodramatic kung fu movies coming out of Hong Kong in the 70s. The movie opens with a bunch of short clips of near silent scenarios that show off Jackie's kung fu skills and tell all facial expressions and visual humor.
+==Plot==
+Chan plays a bumbling long haired  acrobat named Jiang who really wants to practice kung fu.  He finds an advertisement for work at the Mansion as a body guard. Jiang doesn't get the body guard position, but cons his way into a job using his kung fu skills, and gets himself into the middle of some shady business. He is told not to go near the "guest room" where the special guest is staying. A fellow employee tells Jiang that there is an evil witch who lives in the guest room and is not to be disturbed. Jiang of course is caught spying on her and is run off the land. He then encounters two kung fu masters fighting in the woods. He watches one kill the other, and when he leaves Jiang takes the body into town to collect the reward. Using the money from the reward, Jiang tries to fulfill his kung fu dreams and find a master. He is suddenly attacked by the crazy witch and is about to lose until a mystery master shows up and beats her. The master turns out to be a bum, and teaches Jiang kung fu. He then goes on a journey with a princess to find a special jade plant.
 ==Cast==
-* [[Jackie Chan]] (as Jacky Chan)
+* [[Jackie Chan|Jacky Chan]]
-* [[Chin Kang]]
+* Chin Kang
 * [[Dean Shek]]
 * [[James Tien (actor)|James Tien]]
-* [[Doris Lung]]
+* Doris Lung
-* [[Kao Kuang]]
+* Kao Kuang
-* [[Wang Yao]]
+* Wang Yao
-* [[Hoh Gong]]
+* Hoh Gong
 * [[Wu Ma]] (''uncredited'')
-* [[Yeung Lit]]
+* Yeung Lit
-* [[Woo Hon Cheung]]
+* Woo Hon Cheung
-* [[Peng Kong]]
+* Peng Kong
-== Plot ==
+==See also==
-Chan plays a bumbling long haired  acrobat named Jiang who really wants to practice kung fu.  He finds an advertisement for work at the Mansion as a body guard. Jiang doesn't get the body guard position, but cons his way into a job using his kung fu skills, and gets himself into the middle of some shady business. He is told not to go near the "guest room" where the special guest is staying. A fellow employee tells Jiang that there is an evil witch who lives in the guest room and is not to be disturbed. Jiang of course is caught spying on her and is run off the land. He then encounters two kung fu masters fighting in the woods. He watches one kill the other, and when he leaves Jiang takes the body into town to collect the reward. Using the money from the reward, Jiang tries to fulfill his kung fu dreams and find a master. He is suddenly attacked by the crazy witch and is about to lose until a mystery master shows up and beats her. The master turns out to be a bum, and teaches Jiang kung fu. He then goes on a journey with a princess to find a special jade plant.
-== See also ==
 * [[Jackie Chan filmography]]
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 * Thomas, Brian. ''Videohound's Dragon: Asian Action and Cult Films''. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, p.&nbsp;294.
-== External links ==
+==External links==
 * [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=697 ''Half a Loaf of Kung Fu''] at Hong Kong Cinemagic
 * {{IMDb title|0080623|Half a Loaf of Kung Fu}}
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 * http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/half-a-loaf-of-kung-fu/
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-[[Category:Kung fu films]]
-[[Category:Martial arts films]]
-[[Category:Action comedy films]]
 [[Category:1970s action films]]
-[[Category:1970s comedy films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong action films]]
 [[Category:Mandarin-language films]]
-[[Category:Martial arts comedy films]]
+[[Category:Martial arts films]]