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Iron Monkey

- Unmask the legend.

Iron Monkey is a Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood. Corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

Release Date : 1993-09-03

Language :Cantonese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Orange Sky Golden HarvestFilm WorkshopLong Shong Pictures

Production Country : Hong KongTaiwan

Alternative Titles : Iron Monkey: The Young Wong Fei HongIron Monkey

Cast

Yu Rongguang

Character Name : Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey

Original Name : 于荣光

Gender : Male

Donnie Yen

Character Name : Wong Kei-ying

Original Name : 甄子丹

Gender : Male

Jean Wang Ching-Ying

Character Name : Miss Orchid / Miss Ho

Original Name : Jean Wang

Gender : Female

Angie Tsang Sze-Man

Character Name : Wong Fei-Hung

Original Name : Angie Tsang Sze-Man

Gender : Female

Yen Shi-Kwan

Character Name : Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung

Original Name : 任世官

Gender : Male

James Wong Jim

Character Name : Governor Cheng Pak Fong

Original Name : 黃霑

Gender : Male

Yuen Shun-Yi

Character Name : Master Fox

Original Name : 袁信義

Gender : Male

Hsiao Ho

Character Name : Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

Original Name : Hsiao Ho

Gender : Male

Lee Fai

Character Name : Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

Original Name : 李輝

Gender : Female

Chun Kwai-Bo

Character Name : One of the Bad Monks

Original Name : Chun Kwai-Bo

Gender : Male

Chan Siu-Wah

Character Name : One of the Bad Monks

Original Name : 陳少華

Gender : Male

Mandy Chan Chi-Man

Character Name : One of the Bad Monks

Original Name : Mandy Chan Chi-Man

Gender : Male

Alex Yip Choi-Nam

Character Name : One of the Bad Monks

Original Name : 葉彩南

Gender : Male

Cheung Fung-Lei

Character Name : Governor's Favourite Mistress

Original Name : Cheung Fung-Lei

Gender : Female

Sze Mei-Yee

Character Name : Governor's Advisor

Original Name : Sze Mei-Yee

Gender : Male

William Duen Wai-Lun

Character Name : Fat Rich Patient

Original Name : 段偉倫

Gender : Male

Tang Tai-Wo

Character Name : Chief of Thieves' Gang

Original Name : Tang Tai-Wo

Gender : Male

Wong Kim-Bun

Character Name : Member of Thieves' Gang

Original Name : Wong Kim-Bun

Gender : Male

Patrick Ling Chi-Hung

Character Name : Constable

Original Name : Patrick Ling Chi-Hung

Gender : Male

Dion Lam Dik-On

Character Name : Constable

Original Name : 林迪安

Gender : Male

Wong Kim-Wai

Character Name : Member of Thieves' Gang / Constable

Original Name : 黃劍偉

Gender : Male

Yuen Gam-Fai

Character Name : Member of Thieves' Gang

Original Name : 袁錦輝

Gender : Male

Jack Wong Wai-Leung

Character Name : Member of Thieves' Gang

Original Name : Jack Wong Wai-Leung

Gender : Male

Tony Ling Chi-Wah

Character Name : Member of Thieves' Gang

Original Name : 凌志華

Gender : Male

Lam Chi-Tai

Character Name :

Original Name : 林志泰

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Paco Hope

@pacohope

2021-06-23

This is a great kung-fu action film set in historical China. The fight choreography is done by Yuen Wo Ping, who has choreographed fighting in a number of great films, and later choreographed the fighting in The Matrix. His style is stamped all over the fights in the movie. As Kung Fu films go Iron Monkey has an interesting story woven in among familiar tropes. You see plenty of thugs get their comeuppance and there are a few light comedy scenes as well. The story centres around the "Iron Monkey", a Robin Hood-like character who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, who has a Batman-like secret identity. It is much more than "your kung-fu is no good, mine is better!" and the main characters are genuinely likeable and well acted. I think the English voice actors do a pretty good job. The villains are cartoonish in their badness, and the heroes always win, which is typical of the genre. If you like the genre, this is definitely one worth watching. Because it has an interesting story, it's also fairly accessible to folks who are not big kung fu fans.