Heroes Among Heroes

Heroes Among Heroes
A DVD cover with the film's US title: Fist of the Red Dragon
Directed by	Yuen Woo-ping Chan Chin-chung
Produced by	Yuen Woo-ping Chan Chin-chung Lam Shue-kin
Screenplay by	Lau Tai-muk Jobic Chui Chan Chin-chung Anthony Wong
Starring	Donnie Yen Wong Yuk Ng Man-tat Fennie Yuen
Music by	William Wu
Cinematography	Stephen Poon Ma Koon-wa
Edited by	Kwok Ting-hung
Production company	Art Sea Films
Distributed by	Regal Films Distribution
Release dates	11 November 1993 (1993-11-11)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$7,020,771

Heroes Among Heroes
Traditional Chinese	蘇乞兒
Simplified Chinese	苏乞儿
Literal meaning	"Beggar So"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sǔ Qǐ Ěr Yue: Cantonese Jyutping So1 Hat1 Ji1

Heroes Among Heroes (Chinese: 蘇乞兒) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film produced and directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist, So Chan, whom was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. The film shows opium smugglers in the Qing Dynasty, China, with Officer Lin Zexu and Master Wong Fei-hung fighting against them. It was released in the US as Fist of the Red Dragon.

Plot

Close to the end of the Qing Dynasty, opium is being smuggled to China. Officer Lin Zexu (Pau Fong) and Master Wong Fei-hung (Wong Yuk) join forces against opium smugglers.

Meanwhile, So Chan, also known as Beggar So (Donnie Yen), a man from a rich family, is famous for stealing food for his poor foster father (Kwan Hoi-san) and friends. He lives with his father (Ng Man-tat) and aunt, Jean (Sheila Chan). So befriends a British teacher named Yi-teh (Fennie Yuen), a niece of Prince Twelve (Hung Yan-yan).

So fights and defeats the Fire Lotus Gang, causing an explosion in which many citizens are hurt and Master Wong demands an apology. Later, Prince Twelve offers So opium; So becomes addicted to it. He goes to his foster father and learns drunken boxing; his foster father is then killed by the Fire Lotus Gang, for whom Prince Twelve has betrayed So.

So eventually returns home, joins forces with Wong Fei-hung, and seeks revenge. In the end, So and Wong win against Prince Twelve and Yi-teh becomes So's girlfriend. Lin Zexu and Wong Fei-hung watch as the opium is burned.

Cast

• Donnie Yen as So Chan
• Fennie Yuen as Yi-teh
• Ng Man-tat as Chan's father
• Sheila Chan as Aunt Jean
• Wong Yuk as Wong Fei-hung
• Hung Yan-yan as Prince Twelve
• Kwan Hoi-san as foster-father
• Pau Fong as Lin Zexu
• Dickson Lee as Leung Foon

See also

• Donnie Yen filmography

External links

• So Hak-Yi at IMDb
• Heroes Among Heroes at the Hong Kong Movie Database