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Iron Monkey

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7.4/10 • 296

1993-09-031h 30m

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Unmask the legend.

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

Directors
Yuen Woo-Ping
Writters
Charcoal Tan
Editors
Chan Chi Wai

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  1. Yu Rongguang

    Yu Rongguang

    Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey

  2. Donnie Yen

    Donnie Yen

    Wong Kei-ying

  3. Jean Wang Ching-Ying

    Jean Wang Ching-Ying

    Miss Orchid / Miss Ho

  4. Angie Tsang Sze-Man

    Angie Tsang Sze-Man

    Wong Fei-Hung

  5. Yen Shi-Kwan

    Yen Shi-Kwan

    Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung

  6. James Wong Jim

    James Wong Jim

    Governor Cheng Pak Fong

  7. Yuen Shun-Yi

    Yuen Shun-Yi

    Master Fox

  8. Hsiao Ho

    Hsiao Ho

    Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

  9. Lee Fai

    Lee Fai

    Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

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Paco Hope

Jun 2, 2016

7.5/10

This is a great kung-fu action film set in historical China. The fight choreography is done by Yuen Wo Ping, who has choreographed fighting in a number of great films, and later choreographed the fighting in The Matrix. His style is stamped all over the fights in the movie. As Kung Fu films go Iron Monkey has an interesting story woven in among familiar tropes. You see plenty of thugs get their comeuppance and there are a few light comedy scenes as well. The story centres around the "Iron Monkey", a Robin Hood-like character who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, who has a Batman-like secret identity. It is much more than "your kung-fu is no good, mine is better!" and the main characters are genuinely likeable and well acted. I think the English voice actors do a pretty good job. The villains are cartoonish in their badness, and the heroes always win, which is typical of the genre. If you like the genre, this is definitely one worth watching. Because it has an interesting story, it's also fairly accessible to folks who are not big kung fu fans.

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Status
Released
Original Language
cn
Budget
$11,000,000.00
Revenue
$14,694,904.00
Keywords
martial artskung fusecret identityrobin hoodiron monkey