Jet Li in Fearless

Cast
Jet Li as Huo Yuanjia
Nathan Jones as Hercules O'Brien - American wrestler
Yong Dong as Nong Jinsun - close friend of Yuanjia
Collin Chou as Huo Endi - father of Yuanjia
Nakamura Shido as Anno Tanaka - karate practitioner
Betty Sun as Yueci
Hee Ching Paw as Qijing Bao - mother of Yuanjia
Mike Leeder as Referee Randall
Ian Powers as Bellboy Dante
Anthony De Longis as Anthony - Spanish fencer
Brandon Rhea as Hans - German spearfighter
Jean Claude Leuyer as Peter Smith - British boxer
Masato Harada as Mr. Mita

Crew
Director: Ronny Yu
Producer: Bill Kong
Screenwriter: Chris Chow, Christine To
Photography: Poon Hang Sang
Editor: Virginia Katz
Costume Designer: Thomas Chong
Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi

Fearless also known in Chinese as Hua Yuanjia. This is a 2006 film starred by Jet Li and directed by Ronny yu. It is loosely based on the life of a legendary Chinese martial artist, Huo Yuanjia, who challenged foreign fighters in highly publicized events, restoring the nationalism and pride to China at a time when Western Imperialism and Japanese manipulation were eroding the country. In an interview, Jet Li stated that this film is his last wushu martial arts epic, a point also made in the movie's television promotions and other publicity. Fearless was released last June 23, 2006 in the UK and September 22, 2006 in US.

Jet Li's Fearless is already a box office hit in Asia which is directed by Ronny Yu. This is also Jet Li's final martial arts masterpiece film that is capping a tremendous body of work in that genre.

This movie reunites the actor and martial arts superstar with the producer Bill Kong and action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping as he portrays martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, who became the most popular fighter all over China in 20th Century. Huo faced incredible personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history, forever defining the true spirit of martial arts. His self- discovery, and the choices he made, inspired his nation.

The son of a great fighter who do not wish for his child to follow his achievements, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight. Years of training enables him to ace every match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master improves, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are killed just for revenge. Grieving and ashamed, Huo wanders the country in shock. Near death, he is rescued by women from an idyllic village, and is offered simple kindness and generosity that help him heal and regain his equilibrium over a period of several years. Huo then realizes that the future of martial arts lies in sportsmanship and not brutality, and he rejoins society to apply what he has learned.

Returning to his homeland, Huo takes steps to come to terms with his past and restore his family's name. His evolving, graceful Mizong Fist method of fighting brings Huo renewed success, and he forms the progressive Jingwu Sports Federation. Taking note, duplicitous members of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce engineer a shanghai tournament pitting Huo against four fighters, each representing the major foreign powers in China. Huo commits to the bout and faces off against, respectively, a British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Belgian soldier, and a Japanese martial artist. What happened that day in 1910 has never been forgotten in China.


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