Tai Chi Hero poster
Director Stephen Fung
Writer Kuo-Fu Chen, Cheng Hsiao-Tse

Tai Chi Hero

Original Title: 太極2 英雄崛起

Tagline: The Throwdown Continues

Release Date: 2012-10-25

Duration: 100 minutes

Synopsis

Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" trilogy continues the journey of Yang Luchan, a gifted child with a fleshy growth on his forehead who helped save a village from a frightening army of steampunk soldiers bearing strange machines with the knowledge of Tai Chi that they entrusted him with.

Casting

  • Peter Stormare
    Duke Fleming
  • Shu Qi
    Lu Chan's mother
  • Tony Leung Ka-fai
    Chen Chang Xing
  • Daniel Wu
    Mad Monk
  • Yuen Biao
    Master Li
  • AngelaBaby
    Chen Yu Niang
  • Nikki Hsieh
    Jin Yun Er
  • Eddie Peng
    Fang Zi Jing
  • Stanley Fung
    Grand uncle
  • Patrick Tse Yin
    10th Grandmaster