''Kung Fu Chefs'' () is a 2009

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directed by Ken Yip, starring

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, Louis Fan,

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, Sammo Hung's real life son

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and

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. This was Lee Hoi-Sang's final film appearance. This film was shot with a low budget.

Plot

Wong Kai Joe ( Louis Fan) has had hatred of his uncle Wong Ping Yee (

) in his heart for a very long time and does what he can to oust his uncle from the village and to claim rights to the Dragon Head Cleaver, a symbol of power to the clan. During a function, he used Yee's nephew to put poison in the form of salt. The guest become sick and Wong Ping Yee is forced out of the village. The story then shifts to Ken'chi who is the first to graduate from his school after being the first amongst his batch to place the emblem in the flag. He is advised by his principal to go and meet Master Sum who, he feels, will be able to teach him cooking. Meanwhile, Yee encounters Shum Ching (

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) and her sister (

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) by chance, and is determined to help them during troubled times at their restaurant "Four Seas". He trains a young chef, Ken'ichi Lung Kin Yat (

) to compete against Chef Tin (

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), the head chef at "Imperial Palace", for the title of "Top Chef". After the tournament, he meets his brother who is alive and to the angst of Joe who watches helplessly on TV.

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