Product Information
In the Ching dynasty a doctor stands between the poor and the corrupt politicians who rule the land.Product Identifiers
ProducerTsui Hark
EAN5060085367202
eBay Product ID (ePID)102502394
Product Key Features
ActorDonnie Yen, Jean Wang, Yu Rong Kwong
Film/TV TitleIron Monkey
DirectorYuen Woo-Ping
LanguageCantonese\Chinese
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time86 Mins
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Release Year2011
FormatDVD
FeaturesAudio-commentary with leading-man Donnie Yen and Hong Kong Cinema Expert, Bey Logan\A Classic re-visited: a video commentary featurette\Shadow Warrior: interview with leading-man Yu Rong-kwong\Guiding-light: A retrospective on the 'Wong Fei-hung' phenomenon with series producer, Tsui Hark\Bewitched: interview with co-star and Wu Shu champion, Li Fai\Role Reversal: interview with co-star and Wu Shu champion, Tsang Sze-man\Featurettes: 'A Dragon Re-born', 'Iron Fist', 'Shadowboxing' and 'Floorshow' Film notes and cast biographies\Trailer Gallery\Animated photo gallery, Widescreen, Closed Caption, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
Certificate15
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ChoreographerYuen Cheung Yan
Additional InformationYuen Woo-Ping's exhilarating martial arts film stars Yu Rong Guang as Dr. Yang, a kind family doctor who charitably provides medicine and care to impoverished villagers, along with his assistant, Orchid (the lovely Jean Wang). Yang, however, also masquerades as the crime-fighting Iron Monkey, who robs gold from the rich and gives to it the poor, much to the dismay of the corrupt local governor (James Wong). When famed fighter and physician Wong Kei-Ying (Donnie Yen) and his young son, Wong Fei-Hung (crossdressed actress Tsang Sze-Man), wander into town, the cowardly ruler captures the boy and pits his father against the elusive Iron Monkey. Eventually, the heroes must unite to face an even greater foe--a renegade Shaolin master (Yen Yee Kwan) and his treacherous lackeys.<BR>This Chinese variation on the legend of Robin Hood is a good-natured (and often funny) action movie that features numerous outstanding fight scenes (including a battle fought on poles over a raging fire) and a surprising amount of cooking (yes, cooking). The film is the prequel to Tsui Hark's ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHINA series, which follows the adventures of folk hero Wong Fei-Hung as an adult. IRON MONKEY is particularly revelatory due to the amazing action sequences directed by Woo-Ping, who went on to choreograph the intricate fights of THE MATRIX and CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
ReviewsDaily Mirror - A Kung-fu epic packed with perfect fight scenes
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleIron Monkey