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A quarter-life crisis causes a young Chinese American woman, Nicky Shen, to drop out of college and go on a life-changing journey to an isolated monastery in China. But when she returns to San Francisco, she finds her hometown is overrun with crime and corruption and her own parents are at the mercy of a powerful Triad. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 7, 2021 - 4 comments

"The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal Manchu attack, Lui manages to escape and..." The classic about learning from monks and maybe teaching a little something to monks, too. With the greatest training scenes of all time.
posted by ignignokt on Oct 9, 2015 - 34 comments