Synopsis
Tai Chi Hero (2012) is a Chinese steampunk martial-arts adventure you can watch online on iFILM. It's the second chapter of the trilogy about Yang Luchan, a village oddball who grows into a Tai Chi master.
Yang marries his teacher's daughter and finally settles into Chen Village, where Tai Chi runs through every chore and gesture. The calm doesn't hold: an exiled son comes back with steam-powered war machines and imperial backing, while an old rival plots his revenge. The fight choreography is the real lure — soft, redirecting Tai Chi set against clanking retrofuturist contraptions. Angelababy and Eddie Peng share the screen with Hong Kong veteran Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Peter Stormare drops in for a brief turn.
Director Stephen Fung stages his kung fu like a theme-park ride, all comic-book title cards, gadgets, and a grin at its own excess. A direct follow-up to Tai Chi Zero that plays just fine as its own self-contained caper. Stream Tai Chi Hero online on iFILM.
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