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Tai Chi Hero

Tai Chi Hero

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Tai Chi Hero

"The Throwdown Continues"

2012

1h 40m

6.1(114 votes)

Action

Adventure

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.

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Huayi Brothers Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jayden Yuan

Jayden Yuan

Yang Lu Chan

Yuan Wenkang

Yuan Wenkang

Prince Dun

AngelaBaby

AngelaBaby

Chen Yu Niang

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Mother Yang

Stephen Fung

Stephen Fung

Nan

Xiong Xinxin

Xiong Xinxin

Uncle Qin

Shen Si

Shen Si

Brother Tofu

Wei Ai-Xuan

Zhao Di

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Eddie Peng Yu-Yan

Fang Zi Jing

William Feng

William Feng

Chen Zai Yang

Creative team

Directed by: Stephen Fung
Written by: Chen Kuofu
Zhang Jialu
Produced by: Wang Zhongjun
Wang Liqun

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