Tai Chi Hero

Overview

Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 2012

Original language

CN

Spoken languages

Chinese

Countries

China

Production

Huayi Brothers Pictures,Diversion Pictures,Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业

Cast

Tony Leung Ka-fai,Peter Stormare,Ying Da,Daniel Wu,Xiong Naijin,Eddie Peng Yu-Yan,Stephen Fung,Shu Qi,Xiong Xinxin,Shen Siand 11 more

Director

Stephen Fung

Writer

Chen Kuofu,Zhang Jialu,Cheng Hsiao-Tse

Producer

Chen Kuofu,Zhu Jing,Wang Zhongjun,Wang Zhonglei,Wang Liqun

Cinematography

Du Jie,Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan,Lai Yiu-Fai

Music

Katsunori Ishida

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2296404