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* MeaningfulName: Chief Leng, who can Master ice-related powers with his ''chi''. How approrpiate that his surname is Chinese for "cold".
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For some inexplicable reason, despite the film being well-received and Kenny Ho receiving praise for his portrayal of Meng-fei, Kenny would instead pass on an opportunity into becoming a movie star, showing up in TV series instead.for the later part of his career. To date, this is Kenny's first - and ONLY - leading role. But who are we to judge his choice though?
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kenny Ho is about to kick some ass.]]
''Long Road To Gallantry'' is a 1984 Creator/ShawBrothers film starring Kenny Ho Kar-kheng (nowadays better known for his portrayal as Constable Zhan from ''Series/JusticeBao'') and Creator/KaraWai.
Kenny Ho, fresh off acting school in one of his earlier leading roles, plays Du Meng-fei, a martial arts student who had completed training. Leaving his school to seek adventures, with his teacher's advice of upholding gallantry as his motto, Meng-fei ends up getting himself dragged into a martial arts war when trying to save Li Tsai-nan (Kara), the daughter of a martial arts sect leader, from a band of thugs.
For some inexplicable reason, despite the film being well-received and Kenny Ho receiving praise for his portrayal of Meng-fei, Kenny would instead pass on an opportunity into becoming a movie star, showing up in TV series instead. To date, this is Kenny's first - and ONLY - leading role. But who are we to judge his choice though?
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!! Long Tropes to Gallantry:
* ActionGirl: Tsai-nan, as played by Kara Wai.
* AnIcePerson: The BigBad, Chief Leng, whose inner chi can make him freeze objects by touching. Demonstrating his powers to the audience on a large bowl containing a goldfish, he solidifies the water (goldfish and all) into a half-sphere block of ice, shattering the bowl in the process. His skills can also kill opponents by freezing the blood in their veins, and nearly kills [[spoiler: Meng-fei in the penultimate fight]].
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: For Meng-fei]]. The titular road to gallantry is indeed a long one.
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Meng-fei when recovering from having his limbs frozen, and barely able to fight]].
* BigEater: Meng-fei, who can eat two bowls of noodles and a whole chicken in one meal.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The wandering warrior, Du Meng-fei had found true love in Li Tsai-nan, after they defeat the BigBad together, only to lose her on their wedding night because her injuries are actually fatal]]. His journey then continues as he seeks his next adventure.
* BloodFromTheMouth:
** Master Ling after his duel with Chief Leng. He attempts to hide his injuries, but as soon as Meng-fei and Wan-er is out of sight, he coughts up a mouthful of blood...
** [[spoiler: Chief Leng after his temple gets punctured by Meng-fei]], allowing the good guys to turn the tide of battle.
* CoolChair: The Snake Sect's leader sits on a throne shaped like a giant serpent, with snakeheads as his armrests and a python covering the spot where he sits.
* TheBigDamnKiss: The movie ends with [[spoiler: Meng-fei and Tsai-nan]] kissing each other. But unfortunately it's a [[spoiler: DyingDeclarationOfLove for her]].
* BoobyTrap: Chief Leng's dungeon is filled with these, including pitfalls, spikes and ice blasts, which gives Meng-fei a hard time when he attempts to infiltrate.
* ImpairmentShot: [[spoiler: After the BigBad Chief Leng gets a hit which ruptures his skull]], the camera angle gets a shot like this from his POV.
* InjuredLimbEpisode: [[spoiler: Meng-fei after his limbs are frozen, from a fight against Chief Leng]].
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Du Meng-fei, see him on the screenshot above.
* MeaningfulName: Chief Leng, who can Master ice-related powers with his ''chi''. How approrpiate that his surname is Chinese for "cold".
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: At the climax of their brawl, [[spoiler: Meng-fei and Tsai-nan gets punted across the arena by Chief Leng]].
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: Tsai-nan in the end of the final fight. She succumbs after kissing Meng-fei on their wedding night]].
* SilverFox: Chief Leng may be an old man with long graying hair, but he's still all kinds of badass and a dangerous fighter.
* TastesLikeFriendship: Meng-fei and Li Tsai-nan started bonding when she bought him two bowls of noodles in the tavern scene. Later on the tavern's owner gratefully gave Meng-fei a roast chicken after Meng-fei beats up some thugs causing trouble in the tavern.
* {{Wuxia}}
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[[caption-width-right:350:Kenny Ho is about to kick some ass.]]
''Long Road To Gallantry'' is a 1984 Creator/ShawBrothers film starring Kenny Ho Kar-kheng (nowadays better known for his portrayal as Constable Zhan from ''Series/JusticeBao'') and Creator/KaraWai.
Kenny Ho, fresh off acting school in one of his earlier leading roles, plays Du Meng-fei, a martial arts student who had completed training. Leaving his school to seek adventures, with his teacher's advice of upholding gallantry as his motto, Meng-fei ends up getting himself dragged into a martial arts war when trying to save Li Tsai-nan (Kara), the daughter of a martial arts sect leader, from a band of thugs.
For some inexplicable reason, despite the film being well-received and Kenny Ho receiving praise for his portrayal of Meng-fei, Kenny would instead pass on an opportunity into becoming a movie star, showing up in TV series instead. To date, this is Kenny's first - and ONLY - leading role. But who are we to judge his choice though?
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!! Long Tropes to Gallantry:
* ActionGirl: Tsai-nan, as played by Kara Wai.
* AnIcePerson: The BigBad, Chief Leng, whose inner chi can make him freeze objects by touching. Demonstrating his powers to the audience on a large bowl containing a goldfish, he solidifies the water (goldfish and all) into a half-sphere block of ice, shattering the bowl in the process. His skills can also kill opponents by freezing the blood in their veins, and nearly kills [[spoiler: Meng-fei in the penultimate fight]].
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: For Meng-fei]]. The titular road to gallantry is indeed a long one.
* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Meng-fei when recovering from having his limbs frozen, and barely able to fight]].
* BigEater: Meng-fei, who can eat two bowls of noodles and a whole chicken in one meal.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The wandering warrior, Du Meng-fei had found true love in Li Tsai-nan, after they defeat the BigBad together, only to lose her on their wedding night because her injuries are actually fatal]]. His journey then continues as he seeks his next adventure.
* BloodFromTheMouth:
** Master Ling after his duel with Chief Leng. He attempts to hide his injuries, but as soon as Meng-fei and Wan-er is out of sight, he coughts up a mouthful of blood...
** [[spoiler: Chief Leng after his temple gets punctured by Meng-fei]], allowing the good guys to turn the tide of battle.
* CoolChair: The Snake Sect's leader sits on a throne shaped like a giant serpent, with snakeheads as his armrests and a python covering the spot where he sits.
* TheBigDamnKiss: The movie ends with [[spoiler: Meng-fei and Tsai-nan]] kissing each other. But unfortunately it's a [[spoiler: DyingDeclarationOfLove for her]].
* BoobyTrap: Chief Leng's dungeon is filled with these, including pitfalls, spikes and ice blasts, which gives Meng-fei a hard time when he attempts to infiltrate.
* ImpairmentShot: [[spoiler: After the BigBad Chief Leng gets a hit which ruptures his skull]], the camera angle gets a shot like this from his POV.
* InjuredLimbEpisode: [[spoiler: Meng-fei after his limbs are frozen, from a fight against Chief Leng]].
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Du Meng-fei, see him on the screenshot above.
* MeaningfulName: Chief Leng, who can Master ice-related powers with his ''chi''. How approrpiate that his surname is Chinese for "cold".
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: At the climax of their brawl, [[spoiler: Meng-fei and Tsai-nan gets punted across the arena by Chief Leng]].
* SecretlyDying: [[spoiler: Tsai-nan in the end of the final fight. She succumbs after kissing Meng-fei on their wedding night]].
* SilverFox: Chief Leng may be an old man with long graying hair, but he's still all kinds of badass and a dangerous fighter.
* TastesLikeFriendship: Meng-fei and Li Tsai-nan started bonding when she bought him two bowls of noodles in the tavern scene. Later on the tavern's owner gratefully gave Meng-fei a roast chicken after Meng-fei beats up some thugs causing trouble in the tavern.
* {{Wuxia}}
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