Fearless

The film begins with Huo Yuanjia fighting and defeating three Westerners: a British boxer, a Belgian lancer, and a Spanish fencer. While waiting for the fourth match to begin, Huo remembers his father Huo Endi teaching martial arts. The story is then told in an extended flashback. Watching his father fight, the young Yuanjia wants to participate, but his father is concerned about his asthma. Yuanjia sees his father in a match with Zhao, who dishonorably won by retaliating when Huo Endi held back a fatal blow. Humiliated by his father's defeat, Huo Yuanjia vows to regain the Huo family's honor and pride. He practices martial arts behind his father's back. As time goes by, Huo Yuanjia defeats several opponents (including Zhao's son who bullied him when he was younger) and becomes a famous martial artist in Tianjin. As he becomes successful, he becomes more short-tempered and reckless and grows more arrogant and ruthless towards his opponents, unlike his late father who advocated showing mercy to opponents. This also leads to Huo gaining many followers and getting himself into financial trouble by spending his family's money on drinking and partying.

MPAA Rating:PG-13
Genre:Action, Biography, Drama, Sports
Country:China, Hong Kong, United States
Produced By:William Kong, Ronny Yu, Buting Yang, Philip Lee, Er-Dong Liu, Jet Li
Directed By:Ronny Yu
Written By:Richard Epcar, Chris Chow, Chi-Long To
Cast:Dave Mallow, Somrak Khamsing, Collin Chou, Zhi-Hui Chen, Graeme Ford, Jason C. Lin, Michelle Yeoh, Zhigang Zhao, Masato Harada, Sirong He, Jacky Heung, Jean Claude Leuyer, John Paisley, Jun Li, Li Sun, Jon T. Benn, Hee Ching Paw, Brandon Rhea, Shiming Zheng, Mike Leeder, Shidô Nakamura, Ian Powers, Ailing Xu, Anthony De Longis, Fusheng Chen, Samantha Buck, Jet Li, Yong Dong, Yun Qu, Nathan Jones
In Theaters:Sep 22, 2006
Runtime:1 hour 44 minutes
Production:Golden Harvest Company, Beijing Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation, Hero China International, Prosperity Pictures, Wide River Investments
Box Office:$24,633,730
Available On:Vudu
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