Once Upon a Time in China IV is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film and the fourth instalment in the Once Upon a Time in China film series. It was directed by Yuen Bun and produced by Tsui Hark, who directed the first three films. Vincent Zhao starred as Chinese folk hero Wong Feihung, who was portrayed by Jet Li in the first three films.
Just as Wong is about to leave, a Manchu general, Alan Chengdu, shows up and tells him that the EightNation Alliance has challenged China to participate in an international lion dance competition. The general is eager to recruit Wong to join him in representing China in the competition because Wong was the champion of the national lion dance competition in the third film. Since the competition is an international one, the contestants are not limited to using only lion masks other animal masks, such as dragon, centipede and eagle, are also present. Wong understands the gravity of the situation China must win to uphold its sovereignty and regain lost national pride and promises Alan Chengdu that he will join the competition.The Red Lantern Sect is a feminist and xenophobic cult that goes around killing foreigners and destroying everything regarded as alien to Chinese culture. Its members are all female and are mainly armed with rope weapons, bows and etherfilled lanterns. When the cult attacks a German medical clinic, Wong intervenes and tries to stop them from killing the foreigners. German soldiers armed with rifles show up and capture Wong and Miao Sanniang, one of the cult members. A Catholic priest, Father Thomas, comes to Wongs aid and helps him and Miao escape from prison. In the meantime, the Red Lantern Sects leader mistakenly believes that Wong has kidnapped Miao, so she sends her followers to attack and capture Wongs companions. Wong goes to the cults headquarters, fights his way through complex formations with Miao secretly helping him, defeats the cult leader and saves his companions. ........
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