Drunken Master

Wong Fei-hung, played by [Jackie Chan], sometimes dubbed as Freddie Wong, is a young and mischievous son whose impulsive streak lands him in a string of misadventures.

First, he tries to outsmart an overbearing assistant martial arts teacher and then makes advances on a woman to impress his friends. His shame deepens when it turns out that these two are actually his visiting aunt and cousin, whom he had not met before. His father, Wong Kei-ying, portrayed by [Lam Kau], decides to punish him by pushing him to train harder in martial arts.

To enforce the lesson, he brings in Beggar So, [Simon Yuen Siu-Tien], a legendary and feared instructor, to mold the boy. Wong flees from home to escape the brutal regimen and ends up penniless at a restaurant, where he tries to finagle a free meal from a patron. Just as he is about to leave, he discovers the man is the restaurant’s owner, and he fights the owner’s goons to escape. An old drunkard nearby intervenes and helps him flee, only to reveal himself as Beggar So.

Beggar So compels Wong into a harsh training program, but the boy, ever restless, runs off again and accidentally encounters the notorious killer Yim Tit-sam [Hwang Jang-Lee]. Yim, known for his blistering Devil’s Kick, is a formidable foe who has never been defeated. Wong is humiliated in their first clash and returns to Beggar So, deciding to commit to the Drunken Master’s path.

The training resumes, and Wong learns Beggar So’s secret art: a form of Drunken Boxing called The Eight Drunken Immortals, named after the eight xian figures that inspired the style. He gradually masters seven of the eight, holding back on Drunken Miss Ho’s technique because he feels that particular style is too feminine for his taste.

Meanwhile, Yim Tit-sam is hired by a rival to kill Wong’s father. The elder Wong fights Yim and is defeated and injured. Wong and Beggar So arrive just in time, and Wong continues the duel with Yim. Beggar So promises not to interfere, trusting Wong to hold his own. Relying on the skills he has learned, Wong outmaneuvers Yim’s kicking artistry, but Yim counters with the swift, secret move of Devil’s Shadowless Hand, a strike Wong cannot answer yet.

Wong admits he has not mastered the final style. Heeding Beggar So’s guidance, he blends the seven learned techniques to forge his own version of the last style. The result is a personal synthesis—the unique Drunken Miss Ho—that finally defeats Yim. In this moment, Wong wins not just skill, but a deeper sense of responsibility for his family and his town.

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 09:47