Dragons of the Orient (1988)

Dragons of the Orient 1988 / 東方巨龍 1988 / Dong Fang Ju Long , 龍的光輝

Dragons of the Orient is less a documentary and more a montage of Kung Fu exhibition films thrown together. In between the Kung Fu clips the narrators of the film, a man claiming to be Jet Li's sparring partner and a woman claiming to be a newspaper reporter lead us on a selective tour of China, comment on the Kung Fu stars we're about to see, and try to outdo each other with their own Kung Fu moves. This documentary does show excellent archival footage of Jet Li's childhood and teenage performances in martial arts. Also shown are a variety of different kung fu styles performed by various artists including Duck Style and Drunken Sword. (Source: IMDB)