When Hong Kong's new wave, gravity-defying action-look first appeared on the scene in the early 1980s, it coincided with the arrival of a new generation of performers, known as Canto-pop stars. It was a brilliant move for Little Dragon Maiden to bring together kung-fu fighting legends Chen Kuan-tai and Lo Lieh with relative newcomer Leslie Cheung in a bizarre, costume-action love story that truly works. With his performance in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow, Cheung gained international attention.
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When Hong Kong's new wave, gravity-defying action-look first appeared on the scene in the early 1980s, it coincided with the arrival of a new generation of performers, known as Canto-pop stars. It was a brilliant move for Little Dragon Maiden to bring together kung-fu fighting legends Chen Kuan-tai and Lo Lieh with relative newcomer Leslie Cheung in a bizarre, costume-action love story that truly works. With his performance in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow, Cheung gained international attention.
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