Tai Chi Master

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Twin Warriors (originally titled Tai Chi Master, Chinese title: 太極張三豐) is a 1993 martial arts action/adventure film starring Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh. It was directed by Yuen Wo Ping and written by Yip Kwong Kim.

[edit] Plot

Junbao (Jet Li) and Tienbo grow up together in a temple as monks,studying the martial arts and generally getting into trouble. When they are expelled from the temple after a memorable battle,they go to the town to find food. While they are making money with their amazing kung-fu skills, the eunuch governor goes through the town. Tienbo realises, that he wants to be as rich as the governor. The fellows of the governor start to hit people and get their money. A rebel girl, Miss Li steals the money from the soldiers' pocket. The soldiers want to kill the girl, but Junbao and Tienbo help her.

After they ran a lot, they arrive at a pub, where they found a woman called Siu Lin. Siu Lin is searching her husband, and in the pub, she finds him. Her husband became the new husband of the governor's niece. Siu Lin starts a battle with the niece. They seem equal, but the husband hits Siu Lin on her head, she collapsed. Junbao and Tienbo try to help her by defeating the niece surrounded with soldiers. But lots of soldiers come and the monks have to escape with Siu Lin.

Next day, Tienbo enrolls to the army,but Junbao doesn't, because the army is evil. Their paths have diverged. Later, some soldiers come to the pub to get the money. But Junbao and the other staffs fight, and kill them one-by-one. But one soldier can escape and he starts off to the army's camp - Junbao follows him. But just in front of the camp, Tienbo kills the soldier. Tienbo says to Junbao that some days later the whole army will sleep, so the rebels can kill the governor.

Junbao and Siu Lin collect all the rebels from the region, and go to the camp. But as soon as they can reach the governor, soldiers surround them. A great battle starts, where lots of rebels die. Tienbo hits Miss Li, so she collapses, and Tienbo takes her away. After 5 minutes, only a few rebels are alive, included Junbao and Siu Lin. One man from the pub takes Junbao away, but they can't rescue Siu Lin.

Because of the great trap, the governor promotes Tienbo to general. The new general killed Miss Li, and wants to execute Siu Lin, but Junbao rescues her. Junbao gets mad for three days, and he learns the art of Tai-Chi.

The governor starts off to the emperor with his niece. But Junbao and Siu Lin kill the niece, and capture the governor. They go to the camp, and say to the army not to kill them, because they have the governor. But Tienbo kill the governor. He fight with Tienbo, but at last, Junbao kill him, and the whole army collapse.