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Born Invincible
1978 film
Born Invincible (Chinese: 太极气功) is a 1978Taiwanesekung fu film directed by Joseph Kuo, with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Carter Wong, Jack Long and Lo Lieh.
Currently, only the English-language dubbed version is widely available on UK DVD (pan and scan) format.
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The original Mandarin version was released onto VHS format in the 1980s and is now out of print. A rare Japanese-language dubbed version (ドラゴン太極拳/Doragon Taikyokuken) can be found online. There is a European Spanish-language dubbed version available too.
Plot
The film opens with a montage of a youth learning the techniques of tai chi.
Kung fu stylesA narration explains the rigors of tai chi, and the effects it has on the individuals who learn it. When a person masters tai chi, their body becomes impregnable to any weapon, but has a side effect of turning the person's hair white by age thirty and their voices attain a high tone.
Students of the Lei Ping Kung Fu school witness