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The Prodigal Son
Director: Sammo Hung
Starring: Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Sammo Hung, Frankie Chan.
Produced: Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho.
Written by: Sammo Hung, Barry Wong, Wong Jing.
Music: Frankie Chan, Phil Chen.
Country: Hong Kong
Release date: 22 December, 1981.
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The Prodigal Son, also released as "Pull No Punches," is a 1981 Hong Kong kung fu comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, starring Yuen Biao and Lam Ching-ying and featuring Hung in a supporting role. The film is based on the historical figures Leung Jan (Yuen Biao), Leung Yee-tai (Lam Ching Ying), and Wong Wah-bo (Sammo Hung). It features the martial art Wing Chun.
PLOT
Leung Jan (Yuen Biao) is a young man in a wealthy family living in Foshan in the mid-19th century. He is a martial artist trained by two instructors in his father's employ. He has fought over three hundred times in Foshan and won every fight, but unbeknownst to him, his father has arranged for his servant Yee Tong Choi (Chan Lung) to bribe Jan's opponents to lose to him in order to protect him. This has caused Jan to believe that he is a world-class fighter, but in truth he hasn't even mastered the basics of kung fu and any real fighter could easily defeat him. Everyone knows this but him, giving him the nickname "The Prodigal Son" behind his back.
One night, three of Jan's friends attend a performance by the Lok Fung Lin Chinese Opera troupe. One of Jan's friends is attracted to the lead actress and asks her out on a date after the performance. She refuses, but he insists and even harasses her. She reveals herself to be a man, Leung Yee-tai (Lam Ching-ying), a master of Wing Chun. He beats up and humiliates Jan's friends.
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