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Top Fighter 2 (1996)

Women too can fight!

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Toby Russell

Synopsis

The sequel of "Top Fighter" focuses in the importance of the women in the martial-arts movies, from her first characters as "hero's girl" until becoming superstars by themselves. A voyage by the times and the most famous beauty fighters from this genre: Angela Mao, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock and much more.

Actors

Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Self (Archive Footage)
Cynthia Rothrock
Cynthia Rothrock
Self (Archive Footage)
Moon Lee
Moon Lee
Self (Archive Footage)
Cynthia Yang Li Ching
Cynthia Yang Li Ching
Self (Archive Footage)
Hsu Feng
Hsu Feng
Self (Archive Footage)
Yukari Ôshima
Yukari Ôshima
Self (Archive Footage)
Angela Mao Ying
Angela Mao Ying
Self (Archive Footage)
Cheng Pei-Pei
Cheng Pei-Pei
Self (Archive Footage)
Elaine Lui Siu-Ling
Elaine Lui Siu-Ling
Self (Archive Footage)
Michiko Nishiwaki
Michiko Nishiwaki
Self (Archive Footage)
Kara Hui
Kara Hui
Self (Archive Footage)
Amy Yip
Amy Yip
Self (Archive Footage)
Shih Szu
Shih Szu
Self (Archive Footage)
Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng
Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng
Self (Archive Footage)
Chia Ling
Chia Ling
Self (Archive Footage)
Sharon Yeung Pan-Pan
Sharon Yeung Pan-Pan
Self (Archive Footage)
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
(archive footage)
Shenagh Cameron
Shenagh Cameron
Narrator (voice)

Crews

Toby Russell
Toby Russell
Director
Tanya Lemani George
Tanya Lemani George
Writer

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