Born to Defense (1988)
Zhong hua ying xiong (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 32min
- Action, War
- 16 Feb 1988 (Hong Kong)
- Movie
Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.
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Cast
| Jet Li | ... |
Jet
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Erkang Zhao | ... |
Zhang
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Jia Song | ... |
Na
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Kurt Roland Petersson | ... |
Captain Hans
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| Paulo Tocha | ... |
Bailey
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Keith Anthony | ... |
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Kaiming Chen |
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| Wing Cho |
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| Cam Clarke | ... |
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| John DeMita | ... |
Jet (voice)
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Peter Doyle | ... |
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Dongyu Fan |
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Zhanghe Gao |
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| Jessica Gee-George | ... |
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(as Jessica Gee)
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Yan Geng |
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| Grant George | ... |
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Kerry Gutierrez | ... |
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Dean Harrington | ... |
US Marine
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Mark King | ... |
GI Blue
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| Dion Lam |
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| Jim Lau | ... |
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Yuen Ching Lee |
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Zeng Li |
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| Ke-Ming Lin |
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Hongsheng Liu |
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Jiacheng Liu |
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Shaochun Liu |
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Liana Maeby | ... |
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Kenny Perez | ... |
sailor in Bar
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Wai-Yiu Tang |
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| Fred Tatasciore | ... |
Bailey (voice)
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Shengui Wang |
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| Alex Wright | ... |
(voice)
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Chieh-Chiang Wu | ... |
(as Kit Keung Ng)
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Hui Yuen |
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Kam-Fai Yuen |
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Chunzhong Zhang |
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Directed by
| Jet Li | ... | (as Jet Lee) |
Written by
| Yeung-Ping Sze | ... | (screenplay) (as Sz Yeung-Ping) & |
| Jia Er-Ge | ... | (screenplay) (as Jie Er-Ge) |
Produced by
| Qi Fu | ... | executive producer (as Fu Chi) |
| Jiacheng Liu | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Te-Chien Hou | ... | (music) (as Hou De-Jian) |
| Xiaosong Qu | ... | (music) (as Qu Xiao-Song) |
Cinematography by
| Him Cho | ... | (photography) (as Cho Him) |
Editing by
| Zhihui Gu | ... | (as Chi-Wai Koo) |
Editorial Department
| Kimberly Berman | ... | post-production supervisor: english version |
| Adam Bernardi | ... | editorial consultant: english version |
| Carrie Elizabeth Foresman | ... | post-production assistant |
| Lacy Livingston | ... | post-production assistant |
| Michael McCarthy | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jeremy Miller | ... | post-production assistant |
| Mariah Breitel Hembree | ... | post script services (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Heung-Lan Leung | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Trip Brock | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Michael J. Fox | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Bill Jenkins | ... | sound editor |
| Geordy Sincavage | ... | sound editor |
Stunts
| Jack Gao | ... | stunt double: Jet Li (as Ganhe Gao) |
| Siu-Ming Tsui | ... | special action sequences designed & directed by (as Tsui Siu-Ming) |
| Tony Yuen | ... | stunts (as Yuen Kam Fai) |
Casting Department
| Jessica Gee-George | ... | adr voice casting |
Additional Crew
| Jet Li | ... | martial arts choreographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Skyline Video (1988) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Alberto Bitelli Intl. Films (1989) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Beverly Wilshire Filmworks (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- C.A.V. Distribution (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Tapeworm Video Distributors (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- Japan Video Distribution (JVD) Co. Ltd. (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- China Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Dimension Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD) (VHS)
- RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- California Pictures (2011) (World-wide)
- Chinatown Cinema (1988) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Force Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD) (English dubbed version)
- Obshchestvennoe Rossiyskoe Televidenie (ORT) (Russia) (VHS)
- Renaissance Content Group (2023) (United States) (tv)
- Star Entertainment (2023) (World-wide) (video)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people. Written by Tom MacNeill |
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| Taglines | Once Upon A Time In China A New Hero Emerged... See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This is the only film Jet Li has directed to date (2020). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie (2011). See more » |