''New Kung Fu Cult Master 1'' is a 2022 Hong Kong-Chinese ''
wuxia'' film directed by
Wong Jing and Venus Keung adapted from
Louis Cha's novel ''
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. The film stars
Donnie Yen,
Louis Koo,
Raymond Lam,
Janice Man, Yun Qianqian and Sabrina Qiu.
The film was theatrically released on 28 January 2022 in Singapore,
while it was released on streaming platforms on 31 January 2022 in China.
[ A sequel, '' New Kung Fu Cult Master 2'', was released on streaming platforms on 3 February 2022 in China.][
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Cast
* Donnie Yen as Cheung Sam-fung
* Louis Koo as Cheung Chui-san
* Raymond Lam as Cheung Mo-kei
**Chaney Lin as 15-year-old Cheung Mo-kei
* Janice Man as Chiu Man
*Yun Qianqian as Siu-chiu
*Sabrina Qiu as Chow Chi-yeuk
* Elvis Tsui as Tse Shun
* Alex Fong as Yeung Chiu
* Raymond Wong Ho-yin as Wai Yat-siu
* Jade Leung as Abbess Mit-juet
* Rebecca Zhu as Yan So-so
* Lam Chi-chung as Wah Shan Elder
*Zhang Xuan as Ting Man-kwan
* Derek Kok as Fan Yiu
* Tin Kai-man as Wah Shan Elder
*Yu Kang as Hok Pat-yung
* Mars as Hung Man
* Wilfred Lau as Sung Ching-shu
* Felix Lok as Yan Tin-ching
*Parkman Wong as Sung Yuen-kiu
*Asano Nagahide as Yue Lin-chau
*Dominic Ho as Yan Lei-hang
*Edward Chui as Cheung Chung-kai
* Ken Hung as Mok Sing-kuk
*Jason Wong as Yu Toi-ngam
*Chang Yuci as Elder sister Seung
*Lu Yan as Elder sister Luk
*Ding Yusen as Luk Cheung-hak
* Xing Yu as Sing Kwan
* Louis Fan as Dog
* Hung Yan-yan as Cat
*Wiyona Yeung as Chow Chi-yeuk's mother
Production
On 21 December 2019, Wong Jing posted a teaser poster of the film on his Sina Weibo
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account and stating that Zhang Wuji will finally meet with Zhao Min in Dadu, hinting he will be making a follow-up to his 1993 film '' Kung Fu Cult Master'', which ended in a cliffhanger. Principal photography began for the film began in January 2020 at the Hengdian World Studios. However, production was halted two weeks later due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was resumed in mid-April of the same year.Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Sinophone, Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly r ...
period of the year. This later led to speculations that the cast was having disagreements with the production over salary disputes, but cast member Donnie Yen later responded to this by stating that he knew that it was going to be a duology from the start.
Release
''New Kung Fu Cult Master 1'' premiered with theatrical release in Singapore on 28 January 2022 while in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, the film was released on 31 January 2022 in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
on streaming platforms with a fee of RMB¥5 to stream the film.[
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References
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{{Wong Jing
2022 films
2022 action films
2022 martial arts films
Hong Kong action films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Chinese action films
Chinese martial arts films
Wuxia films
Tai chi films
Shaw Brothers Studio films
2020s Cantonese-language films
2020s Mandarin-language films
Films based on works by Jin Yong
Works based on The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
Films set in the Yuan dynasty
Films about rebels
Films directed by Wong Jing