The Kung Fu Scholar
6.5/10
Rating
94 min
Runtime
1994
Release Year
Norman Law Man
Director
Cast
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, Aaron Kwok, Vivian Chow, Richard Ng Man-Tat, Bryan Leung Kar-Yan
Quick Synopsis
The Kung Fu Scholar is a comedy-action film featuring Dicky Cheung as Man Chui, a young man eager to learn kung fu but pressured by his mother to focus on school instead. After losing a bet with her, he reluctantly enrolls in a strict school where Aaron Kwok's character, Liu Sin-Hoi, is also a student. The school's headmaster, played by Mau Tat, has a niece named Ching Ching (Chow Wai Man) who is sent to the school by her parents. The school enforces many rules, including a ban on courting, but Man Chui falls in love with Ching Ching at first sight. Meanwhile, a group of henchmen is pursuing a character known as Prince Eight, and Man Chui and Sin-Hoi become involved in the conflict surrounding him.
Detailed Synopsis of The Kung Fu Scholar
Kung Fu Scholar is a comedy action starring Dicky Cheung. He wants to learn kung-fu, but his mother wants him to go to school. After losing a game with his mother, he's forced to attend school. Liu Sin-Hoi (Aaron Kwok) also attends the same school. The school's headmaster (Mau Tat) has a niece Ching Ching (Chow Wai Man) who's also been dropped off at the school by her parents. School has many regulations: One being you cannot court a woman. But guess what, it's love at first sight for Man Chui (Dicky Cheung) when he sees Ching Ching. There's a band of henchmen after prince eight, and Man Chui and Sin-Hoi gets entangled in their affairs.
