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The Young Master is a 1980 Kung Fu film. It stars Jackie Chan as Dragon.

The film is notable for being the first that Jackie directed himself. It was co-written by Jackie and King Sang Tang and produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho.

Synopsis

In the film, the school attended by Dragon and his brother, Tiger (Wei Pei) is entered against a rival school in a Lion Dance competition. The school needs to win the prize money to remain open but their star performer, Tiger, is seemingly injured when he falls from a ladder, leaving his brother, Dragon, to take his place. During the competition, Dragon realises that his brother feigned his accident in order to take part in the competition for the rival school.

The rival school wins the competition, but the truth emerges about Tiger's betrayal and he is exiled in disgrace. Dragon vows to bring back his errant brother so the pair can make amends to their master. Dragon sets off on his mission, but en route is mistaken for a criminal known as The White Fan by local police chief, Sang Kung (played by Kien Shih). Meanwhile, Tiger collaborates with his employers (the rival school) by freeing a dangerous criminal known as Kam. However, Tiger is later framed for a bank robbery. To stop his brother from being arrested, Dragon promises to apprehend the escapee, Kam.

Trivia

The fan-fighting scene in this movie required 329 takes to complete.

Cast

Jackie Chan
Yuen Biao
Feng Tien
Feng Feng
Wei Pei
Kien Shih
Li-Li Li
Ing-Sik Whang
Hark-On Fung
Hoi San Lee
Mui Sang Fan
Yim Chan Tang

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