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5	''Dragon Tiger Gate'' is a 2006 [[MartialArtsMovie martial arts action film]] starring Creator/DonnieYen and Nicholas Tse. It is based on the ''{{manhua}}'' ''Manhua/OrientalHeroes''.
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7	It is the story primarily of two half-brothers, Dragon and Tiger, separated at a young age. The younger Tiger was raised at the titular dojo, whereas Dragon was adopted by a mob boss after his mother's death. Years later, the two of them come into conflict by chance. A third warrior, Turbo Shek, eventually joins the fight as well and they eventually band together to take on Shibumi and the Luocha Gang.
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9	!!This film contains examples of:
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11	* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Pretty much everyone to some degree.
12	** Turbo Shek seems to play it straightest, but is eventually subverted by the fact that his arrogance is largely faked because he was tired of being bullied.
13	** Dragon is a much quieter example, more of a "Confident" Kung Fu Guy rather than "Arrogant"
14	** Shibumi plays it very straight.
15	* BadBoss: [[spoiler: Shibumi fatally wounds Luocha, presumably for failing to keep Dragon from interfering with the assassination of Ma Kun. As an added bit of cruelty, he gives her a medicine that can heal most any wound... and forces her to give it to the man whom she loves]]
16	* BatterUp: Ma Kun's weapon in his sole fight. Justified since he was watching his daughter play softball and it was the only weapon on hand.
17	* BigDamnHeroes: Dragon comes in to save the day when Turbo and Tiger seem defeated in the FinalBattle.
18	* BloodFromTheMouth: Both Master Wong and Dragon have blood dripping from their mouth after being stabbed in the guts.
19	* TheCavalryArrivesLate: [[spoiler: Dragon arrives too late to save Ma Kun]]
20	* ColourCodedForYourConvenience / LimitedWardrobe: For easy distinction, Dragon wears a blue shirt, Tiger wears a light brown leather jacket plus red shirt and Turbo sports silver hair.
21	* CraterPower: No wall is left unharmed during the FinalBattle.
22	* CreatorCameo: Master Qi is played by the author of the original manhua.
23	* TheCameo: Creator/ChenKuanTai, veteran key player of Shaw Brothers, as Ma Kun.
24	* DeathIsDramatic: Slow motion sequence when Dragon (child) loses his mother in a fire.
25	* TheDragon: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dragon]] to Ma Kun until he leaves the gang.
26	%%* DragonLady: Luocha.
27	%%* DualBoss: The Double Devils.
28	* ExtremityExtremist: Tiger with kicks, Dragon with punches.
29	* TheFaceless: Shibumi is never seen unmasked.
30	%%* FinalBattle
31	* {{Flashback}}: Flashbacks to Tiger and Dragon's childhood give insight into their relationship.
32	* FlyawayShot: The movie ends with a zoom-out upon the city skyline.
33	* FlunkyBoss: Scaly throws mooks at his problem, then tries to go in for the kill when his opponent is weakened. Even that never works for him.
34	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Turbo has one over his eye, [[EveryScarHasAStory he gives several explanations for it]] over the course of the movie.
35	* InstantChucks: After being impressed by Turbo's skills, the children of the Gate improvise nunchucks out of slippers. [[spoiler: Master Wong completely defeats Turbo with a pair of these, thus knocking Turbo down a peg]].
36	* IsThatTheBestYouCanDo: "Is that all?" - Shibumi taunting Tiger and Turbo.
37	** It's being [[IronicEcho ironically echoed]] by Dragon when kicking Shibumi's ass a minute later.
38	* KingpinInHisGym: [[BigBad Shibumi]] is seen outside his training area once during the movie.
39	* LiveActionAdaptation
40	* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Scaly is seen lurking around the background of the softball stadium before Ma Kun gets attacked.
41	* MentorOccupationalHazard: Master Wong gets to know this the hard way.
42	* NotQuiteDead: Dragon learns this the hard way when being stabbed by the not-so-dead baddie with the two daggers.
43	* NotWorthKilling: Shibumi doesn't bother killing Turbo or Tiger, and doesn't consider them worthy of dying by his fist. [[spoiler: Master Wong, however...]]
44	%%* OldMaster: Master Wong.
45	* OrphansPlotTrinket: Dragon and Tiger each have half of a jade pendant. Naturally, it's how they recognize each other.
46	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: For trying to leave the Luocha Gang, Shibumi has Ma Kun killed.
47	* RuggedScar: Invoked by Turbo Shek. He has a scar on his face that he gave to himself in order to seem tougher and make others respect him.
48	* RuleOfThree: Dragon, Tiger and Turbo.
49	* SadisticChoice: Shibumi gives Luocha a [[spoiler: medicine that can heal any wound, and tells her to give it to the man she loves... and then fatally wounds her as well, so she has to choose between healing Dragon, or herself. Of course, she chooses Dragon]].
50	* TheStarscream: Scaly tries turning on both Dragon and Ma Kun at different times, and gets beaten for it each time.
51	* ThreePointLanding: Dragon does this in the final battle
52	* TigerVersusDragon: Played with, but ultimately averted. Though they do fight multiple times in the movie and begin on opposite sides, Tiger and Dragon are ultimately very close and friendly.
53	* TookALevelInBadass: Turbo and Tiger after training with Master Qi, Dragon takes a less obvious one after being healed by Luocha.
54	* WorthyOpponent: Shibumi seeks out strong fighters. After Dragon defeats [[DualBoss the Double Devils]] Shibumi considers him one. He also considers Master Wong enough of one [[spoiler: to kill him after defeating him, while he spared Turbo and Tiger because they were NotWorthKilling]].

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