The Kung Fu Emperor

The Kung Fu Emperor (1981)

功夫皇帝

Don't expect a long life if you are one of the emperor's fourteen sons! For instance, Ninth Prince meets an "accident" while hunting. The (unnamed) Manchu emperor is old and ill, and speculation about his successor is rife. But the powerful Lord Long, who is not a son of the emp, wants the throne as well. To stay alive, Fourth Prince keeps secret his kung fu lessons and plays the fool. Fourth Prince then leaves palace life to live among the poor. He befriends a ragged band on commoners and, eventually, returns to the palace to prevent Lord Long's rise to the throne after the last prince is killed.

Date of release
1981-10-03
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Action
Director
Pao Hsueh-Li

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