Jackson's men, and save 13th Aunt and the kidnapped women. Just as Wong is about to board Jackson's ship, Yim shows up, wanting to resume his fight with Wong, and gets fatally shot by Jackson's men. With his dying breath, he tells Wong that "martial arts stand no chance against guns". During the fight on the ship, the Shaho Gang's leader meets his end after being pushed into a furnace. At the critical moment, Jackson takes the Governor hostage at gunpoint, but Wong kills Jackson by using his fingers to flick an unused bullet into Jackson's forehead, and saves the Governor. At the end of the film, Wong accepts Leung as his fourth apprentice and they take a group photo in Po-chi-lam. Cast Release and reception Once Upon a Time in China was released in Hong Kong on 15 August 1991. The film was a box office hit and is largely credited with starting the period martial arts craze of the early to mid 1990s. It ran for almost two months, the longest duration for any of the series, and grossed HK$29,672,278 in Hong Kong. In the Philippines, the film was released as Enter the New Game of Death by First Films on 15 October 1992. Critical response Once Upon a Time in China was given highly favorable reviews from film critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported a score of 88%. Accolades Notes References External links 1991 films 1991 martial arts films 1990s biographical films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films about race and ethnicity Films directed by Tsui Hark Films set in Guangdong Films set in the Qing dynasty Golden Harvest films Hong Kong New Wave films Hong Kong biographical films Hong Kong martial arts films Kung fu films Mixed martial arts films Once Upon a Time in China (film series) 1990s Hong Kong films