First Trailer for Wushu Academy Rivalry ‘100 Yards’ Martial Arts Film
by Alex Billington
August 11, 2023
Source: YouTube
“If there was trouble within 100 yards of the entrance, it was dealt with.” The first teaser trailer is out for a Chinese martial arts action film titled 100 Years, co-directed by the filmmakers Xu Haofeng (The Sword Identity, The Final Master, The Hidden Sword) & Xu Junfeng. This is premiering as a centerpiece selection at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival coming up this fall, its first screening outside of China after showing at the Shanghai Film Festival. Two bitter rivals (starring Jacky Heung and Andy On) duel for stewardship of a wushu academy, in this “cool and calculated” martial arts caper from Xu Haofeng. It’s set in the 1920s in Northern China, pre-WWII. With martial arts choreography by Duncan Leung (The Grandmaster, Devil’s Express), and cinematography by Shao Dan. The cast also includes Bea Hayden Kuo, Tang Shiyi, and Li Yuan. I’m digging the more minimalistic, refined style of this – clean shots, and clean dialogue. Bring it on.
Here’s the first official trailer (+ posters) for Xu Haofeng & Xu Junfeng’s 100 Yards, direct from YouTube:
1920s Tianjin, in Northern China. The son of a martial arts master and his most talented apprentice fight to take over a prominent martial arts academy. But rather than obey the rule of settling disputes behind closed doors, they take their fight to the street. 100 Yards, originally known as 门前宝地 (or Men qian bao di) in Mandarin Chinese, is co-directed by filmmakers Xu Haofeng (martial arts director of the films The Sword Identity, Judge Archer, The Final Master, The Hidden Sword previously) and Xu Junfeng (making his feature directorial debut). The screenplay is written by Xu Haofeng. It’s produced by Jacky Heung. This initially premiered at the 2023 Shanghai Film Festival this summer, and it next plays at the Toronto Film Festival this fall. No other US release dates is set yet – stay tuned for updates. First impression? Look good?
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