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World Movies' Martial Arts Marathon!
30 hours of Asian Action
from Sunday 26 January 8:30pm
Preview by Alison Jobling |
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Sunday 26th January 2003
8.30 pm Premiere: Baby Cart In Peril (1972 Japan MA)
The Baby Cart series continues when Ogami is hired to kill a mysterious
tattooed woman, who also happens to be a dangerous martial arts assassin.
Non-stop samurai action.
9.50 pm Time
And Tide (2000 Hong Kong MA)
From high-octane director Tsui Hark comes a non-stop action film that
climaxes with a frenzied, fast-paced showdown. A hit at the 2001 Sydney
International Film Festival.
11.45 pm The Last Blood (1992 Hong Kong MA)
An over-the-top, break-neck Hong Kong action flick, starring Andy Lau as a
gang member who must save the life of a Buddhist spiritual leader.
1.20 am Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980 Hong Kong MA)
Cheung the Brave has a speciality, he sleeps overnight in haunted houses
and is impossible to scare - or is he?
3.05 am Once
Upon A Time In China (1991 Hong Kong MA)
Set in late 19th Century Canton, a legendary kung fu hero becomes the
leader of a martial arts school.
5.15 am Once
Upon A Time In China II (1993 Hong Kong M)
Second instalment in a sprawling epic series of romance, chivalry and
betrayal.
7.05 am Once Upon A Time In China III 1993 Hong Kong M)
Jet Li returns as Wong Fei Hung for a third time, in an action-packed
showdown with a rival gang leader.
Monday 27th January 2003
8.55 am Sword
Of Vengeance (1972 Japan MA)
Warring fiefdoms clash in this bloody and action packed samurai tale of
revenge and honour, the first in the hugely popular Baby Cart series.
10.20 am Baby
Cart In Hades (1972 Japan R)
In another exciting instalment from the Baby Cart series, samurai master
Ogami Itto is on the road again, this time as a sword-wielding assassin
intent on avenging his honour.
11.50 am Baby Cart In Peril (1972 Japan MA)
The Baby Cart series continues when Ogami is hired to kill a mysterious
tattooed woman, who also happens to be a dangerous martial arts assassin.
Non-stop samurai action.
1.15 pm Project A (1984 Hong Kong PG)
Chan stars as a marine commando battling modern day pirates.
3.00 pm Project A Part II (1987 Hong Kong M)
Chan joins forces with the police to eradicate some heavy bad guys.
4.45 pm The Duel
(2000 Hong Kong M)
A big-budget, martial arts swordplay spoof, set during the Ming dynasty.
Must-see Hong Kong action.
6.35 pm The Conman
(1998 Hong Kong MA)
Andy Lau, one of Hong Kong's most acclaimed actors, stars as a once
successful gambler and conman, fresh out of jail.
8.30 pm City Hunter (1992 Hong Kong M)
It's Die Hard on a cruise liner, with Jackie Chan as a private detective
on the hunt for a runaway girl.
10.10 pm Dragon
Lord (1982 Hong Kong PG)
A wealthy playboy stumbles upon a terrorist group plotting to steal a
national treasure.
11.50 pm The Legend Of Speed (1999 Hong Kong M)
From acclaimed director Andrew Lau and starring Hong Kong matinee idol
Ekin Cheng, two street gangs collide in the fast and furious mayhem of
illegal street racing.
World Movies Martial Arts Marathon:
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