Jackie Chan in 1985’s Police Story, which features some of the martial arts superstar’s all-time classic stunts. Photo1985. Hong Kong. Directed by Jackie Chan. Brigitte Lin, Chor Yuen and Maggie Cheung co-star. Photo: Golden Harvest
Jackie Chan in 1985’s Police Story, which features some of the martial arts superstar’s all-time classic stunts. Photo1985. Hong Kong. Directed by Jackie Chan. Brigitte Lin, Chor Yuen and Maggie Cheung co-star. Photo: Golden Harvest
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film
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From Jet Li in The One to Jackie Chan in Police Story, eight favourite martial arts stories

  • From Cheng Pei-pei and Gordon Liu to Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh and Jet Li, a galaxy of stars have appeared in Hong Kong martial arts movies
  • Wong Kar-wai brought an elegiac feel to The Grandmaster, pitting Tony Leung Chiu-wai against Zhang Ziyi. Then there was surprise package Cynthia Rothrock

Richard James Havis

Updated: 11:17am, 6 Dec, 2021

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Jackie Chan in 1985’s Police Story, which features some of the martial arts superstar’s all-time classic stunts. Photo1985. Hong Kong. Directed by Jackie Chan. Brigitte Lin, Chor Yuen and Maggie Cheung co-star. Photo: Golden Harvest
Jackie Chan in 1985’s Police Story, which features some of the martial arts superstar’s all-time classic stunts. Photo1985. Hong Kong. Directed by Jackie Chan. Brigitte Lin, Chor Yuen and Maggie Cheung co-star. Photo: Golden Harvest
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