Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997): Cast & Plot

Set in the early 20th century, the story follows Wong Fei-hung as he leaves behind China with his partner 13th Aunt and their apprentice Clubfoot, heading toward San Francisco to visit another of Wong’s apprentices, Bucktooth So, who has opened a new branch of Po-chi-lam, Wong’s traditional Chinese medicine clinic, in the American port city. The journey through the wild countryside is lively at first, as they share a meal with a passing cowboy named Billy, who is nearly defeated by thirst. But danger lurks on the road: a hostile ambush by Native Americans shatters their caravan, and though Wong, 13th Aunt, and Clubfoot manage to escape, their carriage is wrecked.