Tai Chi Boxer

Tai Chi Boxer
Tai Chi Boxer
	UK DVD cover
Traditional Chinese	太極拳
Simplified Chinese	太极拳
Hanyu Pinyin	Tàijí Quán
Jyutping	Tai3 Gik6 Kyun4
Directed by	Yuen Woo-ping; Zhang Xinyan
Written by	Yuen Woo-ping; Sze Yeung-ping
Produced by	Stephen Wong
Starring	Jacky Wu; Christy Chung; Sibelle Hu; Billy Chow; Mark Cheng; Lau Shun
Cinematography	Chau Pak-ling
Edited by	Zhang Xinyan; Koo Chi-wai
Music by	Bin Lau-lim; Tang Siu-lam
Production; company	Film Can Production
Distributed by	Upland Films Corporate
Release date	14 March 1996;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$742,095

Tai Chi Boxer (Chinese: 太極拳), also known as Tai Chi II, is a 1996 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping (who also wrote with Sze Yeung-ping) and Zhang Xinyan (who also editor with Koo Chi-wai). It is a sequel to Yuen's earlier film Tai Chi Master, with Lau Shun and Yu Hai returning, albeit in different roles. The film stars Jacky Wu, Christy Chung, Sibelle Hu, Billy Chow, Mark Cheng and Lau Shun. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 14 March 1996. Tai Chi Boxer was Jacky Wu's first Hong Kong film debut, and Yuen's last directorial effort until 2010. The film is set in the late Qing Dynasty Era.

Cast

Jacky Wu as Hawkman / Jackie
Christy Chung as Rose
Sibelle Hu as Jackie's Mother
Billy Chow as Wong, Great Kick of the North
Mark Cheng as Lam Wing
Lau Shun as Officer Tsao (Rose's Father)
Yu Hai as Yeung Shan-wu (Jackie's Father)
Ji Chun-hua as Da Bu-liang (Bald Villain)
Darren Shahlavi as Smith
Tam Chiu as Ya Sung
Kam Tak-mau as Lin Tung
Kau Chim-man as Siou Bu-liang
Xu Xiang-dong as Bao Biou

DVD release

DVD was released by Hong Kong Legends in the United Kingdom in Region 2 on 17 June 2002.^{[citation needed]}

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