Tai Chi Master (1993) Biography, Plot, Home media

Tai Chi Master (1993)

Tai Chi Master (1993)

Tai Chi Master also known as Twin Warriors or simply Tai Chi, is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the film. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 November 1993.
Tai Chi Master (1993)

Plot:

Gwanbou and Tienbou grow up together in a Shaolin Temple as monks, studying the martial arts and generally getting into trouble. They are both expelled from the temple after Tienbo impulsively almost kills a fellow student who cheats in a fight against him. Aided in their escape by their sympathetic teacher, they receive final instructions regarding the potential paths of their different personalities, with a specific warning given to Tienbou. Gwanbou and Tienbou then go into the outside world to find their way in life.
Tai Chi Master (1993)
Meanwhile, a gang of henchmen are forcibly taking money from a local shop owner. A girl nicknamed Miss Li steals the money and returns it. Having noticed the money gone, the henchmen start to chase down Little Melon, who holds her own during the fight but soon gets outnumbered and into trouble. Gwanbou comes to her aid and defeats the gang, before Army reinforcements arrive to break up the fight and so the trio flee to escape capture.

Home media:

Universe Laser released DVD in a near uncut state with a Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles. The initial Western release was entitled Twin Warriors. It was released by Dimension Films on DVD in the US on 20 June 2000 and by Hollywood Pictures Home Video in the UK on 8 April 2002. A new English dub was commissioned with a new musical score and some cuts were applied. On 29 July 2008, Dragon Dynasty released their DVD containing a Cantonese soundtrack and the Dimension English dub (using the 1993 dub to fill in the previously cut sections).
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