The Master (traditional Chinese: 龍行天下) is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jet Li and Yuen Wah. It was directed by Tsui Hark and written by Lam Kei To, Lau Tai Muk and Tsui Hark. The project was released in Hong Kong in 1989, but it was not released in the West until after the success of Once Upon a Time in China in 1992.
The story begins in Los Angeles, with a fight between Uncle Tak (Yuen Wah) and Johnny (Jerry Trimble), destroying Tak's store in the process. Tak loses and tries to escape, but Anna (Anne Rickets) miraculously comes to save him.
Jet (Jet Li) arrives by bus. He takes a taxi driven by a friendly Jamaican man. Three thieves take his rucksack, and he chases them through the streets on foot while they drive. He catches them and they see his fighting skills, and they subsequently beg him to be his master. They take Jet to their home but they meet with a dangerous gang. Jet steps in and defends the buddies, but their home is set on fire.
Meanwhile, Johnny and his gang are closing down kung fu schools and making a name for themselves. Jet meets May (Crystal Kwok), and also meets Johnny in a carpark, quickly learning what Johnny's goal is. Unfortunately, Anna
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