#1103c: TSUI, Hark: Once Upon A Time In China III (1992)
TSUI, Hark (Hong Kong)
Once Upon A Time In China III [1992]
Once Upon A Time In China III [1992]
Spine #1103c
Blu-ray
Jet Li’s third outing as the storied martial-arts hero Wong Fei-hung in the Once Upon a Time in China films is an exhilarating celebration of Chinese culture peppered with a dash of international espionage. This time around, Wong travels to Beijing, where he finds himself drawn into the intrigue surrounding an epic lion-dance competition, spars with a Russian rival for the affections of his beloved Thirteenth Aunt (Rosamund Kwan), and fights to foil a foreign plot to assassinate the real-life Chinese diplomat Li Hongzhang. The eye-popping lion-dance set pieces—which combine vibrantly colored, fire-breathing pageantry with martial-arts mayhem—rank among the most visually spectacular achievements of the series.
112 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in Cantonese and Mandarin
in Cantonese and Mandarin
2:39:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2021
Director/Writers
Screenplay by Tsui Hark, Hanson Chan Tin-suen, and Charcoal Tan.
Tsui was 42 when he directed Once Upon a Time in China III.
Tsui was 42 when he directed Once Upon a Time in China III.
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
By Spine #
60
The Extras
The Booklet
Forty-eight page booklet featuring essays by film critics Maggie Lee and novelist Grady Hendrix.
Commentary
None.
Interviews
With director Hark, Film Workshop cofounder Nansun Shi, editor Marco Mark Chi-sin, and critic Tony Rayns.
Excerpts 1
From audio interviews with Jet Li conducted in 2004 and 2005.
Deleted scenes
From Once Upon a Time in China III.
Documentary
From 2004 about the real-life martial-arts hero Wong Fei-hung.
From Spikes to Spindles
A 1976 documentary about New York City’s Chinatown featuring uncredited work by Tsui.
Excerpts 2
From a 2019 master class given by martial-arts choreographer Yuen Wo-ping.
The Booklet
Forty-eight page booklet featuring essays by film critics Maggie Lee and novelist Grady Hendrix.
Commentary
None.
Interviews
With director Hark, Film Workshop cofounder Nansun Shi, editor Marco Mark Chi-sin, and critic Tony Rayns.
Excerpts 1
From audio interviews with Jet Li conducted in 2004 and 2005.
Deleted scenes
From Once Upon a Time in China III.
Documentary
From 2004 about the real-life martial-arts hero Wong Fei-hung.
From Spikes to Spindles
A 1976 documentary about New York City’s Chinatown featuring uncredited work by Tsui.
Excerpts 2
From a 2019 master class given by martial-arts choreographer Yuen Wo-ping.
Behind-the-scenes footage
For Once Upon a Time in China and Once Upon a Time in China and America.
For Once Upon a Time in China and Once Upon a Time in China and America.
Trailers
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