Tai-Chi Master
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73% Critic Match

Tai-Chi Master

7.3 / 10 1993 1h 36mR cn
ActionComedyDramaThriller

Storyline

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

Cast & Crew

Jet Li

Jet Li

Zhang Jun Bao

Lead
Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Snow

Chin Siu-Ho

Chin Siu-Ho

Dong Tian Bao

Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying

Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying

Little Melon

Yu Hai

Yu Hai

Head Master

Yuen Cheung-Yan

Yuen Cheung-Yan

Taoist Priest Ling

Lau Shun

Lau Shun

Bao's Sifu

Chow Gam-Kong

Chow Gam-Kong

Rebel

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yuen Woo-Ping's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Tai-Chi Master is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker