Wu Dang

Wu Dang (2012)

In early Republican China, rumors were going around about the treasure in Wudang Mountain. An American conspirator took his well-trained kung fu daughter to Wudang by sponsoring a Taoist martial arts competition, to steal the treasure. Out of expectation, a disciple represented Wudang to compete with other martial arts masters for the championship. During the competition, resentment incurred against different parties, the relationship became complicated, a Korean female Tai Chi descendant fell in love with the American conspirator and the secret of the treasure had been revealed. The treasure is the key of the magnetic field of Wudang, if it's stolen, Wudang would be devastated. To protect Wudang, a group of young heroes rallied around to defeat grant masters. It's the time the long-lost Wudang martial arts returned

Date of release
2012-07-17
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (49)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Action, Adventure
Director
Patrick Leung Pak-kin

Casting

Interesting facts

Wu Dang is a 2012 martial arts-fantasy film directed by Patrick Leung, starring Vincent Zhao, Yang Mi, Louis Fan, Dennis To and Xu Jiao. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film was first released in mainland China on 6 July 2012.

Production

Wu Dang was directed by Patrick Leung, who previously directed films such as La Brassiere (2001) and The Twins Effect II (2004). The action scenes were choreographed by Corey Yuen, who also worked on The Twins Effect II with Leung.

The costumes in the film were designed by Emi Wada, who won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design in 1985.

Wu Dang marked the first time Yang Mi played a "fighter girl" in a martial arts film.

Louis Fan fractured his toe while performing a difficult stunt in one scene, but, despite his injury, he insisted on continuing until the shooting ended.

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