''Story of Drunken Master'' () aka ''Zui xia Su Qi Er / Drunken Fist Boxing'' is a 1979 Hong Kong
martial arts film
Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expres ...
.
Simon Yuen stars as
Beggar So
So Chan (Su Can), also known by his nickname Beggar So (So Fa-tsz or So Hut-yee), was a Chinese martial artist and folk hero who lived during the late Qing dynasty. One of the Ten Tigers of Canton, he was best known for his drunken boxing.
Bac ...
. Also featured are
Casanova Wong and
Pan-pan Yeung.
Plot
Beggar So (
Yuen Siu-tien
Yuen Siu-tien () (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. in the late 1970s, Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So (a.k.a. Sam Seed) in ...
) is trying to pass on his
Kung fu
Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to commo ...
to a brother and sister (Chung and Gam Fa
Pan-pan Yeung) team together with mixed style. A past enemy of Beggar So, Grasshopper Bill Chan (
Yen Shi-Kwan) and his brother Cougar start causing trouble for him and causing him to be thrown out of his house. Grasshopper Bill helps Kai to be pledged in marriage to Gam Fa against her wishes, but secretly he wants to keep her all to himself, which leads to the final death battle.
Cast
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Yuen Siu-tien
Yuen Siu-tien () (27 November 1912 – 8 January 1979) (also known as Yuan Xiaotian, Simon Yuen, Sam Seed or "Ol' Dirty") was a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. in the late 1970s, Yuen is perhaps best known as Beggar So (a.k.a. Sam Seed) in ...
as
Beggar So
So Chan (Su Can), also known by his nickname Beggar So (So Fa-tsz or So Hut-yee), was a Chinese martial artist and folk hero who lived during the late Qing dynasty. One of the Ten Tigers of Canton, he was best known for his drunken boxing.
Bac ...
*
Sharon Yeung
Sharon Yeung (born 5 February 1958) is a Taiwanese actress and film producer.
Filmography
* '' Amazing Spring'' (2019)
* ''Kung Fu Jungle'' (2014)
* '' Beach Spike'' (2011)
* '' Angel Enforcers'' (1989)
* ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' ( ...
as Gam Fa
*
Yen Shi-Kwan as Grasshopper Bill Chan
*
Kwai Shan as Cougar
*
Casanova Wong as Chi Wai
External links
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1979 films
1970s Cantonese-language films
Mandarin-language films
Kung fu films
Hong Kong martial arts films
1970s Hong Kong films
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