Awards and LEGACY
Awards
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Hong Kong Film Awards
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15 on Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
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Legacy
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First film to break HK$1 million box office
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Director Chang Cheh gain fame as the "Million Dollar Director"
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Jimmy Wang Yu was elevated to an Asian superstar
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The film became an inspiration for many other One-Armed Swordsman themed films with most starrng Jimmy Wang Yu
Awards
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Hong Kong Film Awards
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16 on Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
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Legacy
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The character of Chen Zhen inspired the production of films about Chen Zhen
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The character of Chen Zhen is widely known as the 5th disciple of Chinese folk hero, Huo Yuan Jia by the general public despite being a fictitious character
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Certain scenes and dialogues has become iconic and well-remembered by the general public, with some scenes being re-made
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Scene
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Japanese fighters delivering the sign reading, "Sick Man of East Asia"
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Chen Zhen forcing Japanese fighters to eat the paper from the sign, "Sick Man of East Asia
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Chen Zhen kicking a plate reading, "No Dogs and Chinese Allowed"
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Dialogues
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"中國人唔係病夫！", translating to "Chinese are not Sick Man"
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"呢次要你哋食纸、下次要你哋食玻璃！", translating to "You will eat paper this time. Next time, you will be eating glass"
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Awards
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5th Hong Kong Film Awards
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Won Best Film
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Won Best Action Choreography
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Nominated Best Director (Jackie Chan)
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Nominated Best Actor (Jackie Chan)
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Nominated Best Actress (Brigitte Lin)
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Nominated Best Cinematography (Cheung Yiu Bo)
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Nominated Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)
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60 on Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures
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Legacy
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Inspired the production of 5 sequels featuring Jackie Chan as police
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Theme song of the film, sung by Jackie Chan, was used by Hong Kong Police Department as their theme song during recruitment and by Hong Kong TV series "Police Report" as their theme song
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Iconic action scenes
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Demolition of town
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Jackie Chan hanging off and stopping the bus
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Jackie Chan's 6 storeys slide down a chandelier
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Awards
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28th Hong Kong Film Awards
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Won Best Film
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Won Best Action Choreography
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Nominated Best Director (Wilson Yip)
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Nominated Best Actor (Donnie Yen)
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Nominated Best Supporting Actor (Simon Yam)
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Nominated Best Supporting Actor (Fan Siu Wong)
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Nominated Best Cinematographer (O Sing Pui)
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Nominated Best Film Editing (Cheung Ka Fai)
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Nominated Best Art Direction (Kenneth Mak)
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Nominated Best Sound Design (Kinson Tsang)
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Nominated Best Visual Effects (Henri Wong)
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Nominated Best Original Score (Kenji Kawai)
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Legacy
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The film inspired the production of 2 direct sequels and 3 other films about Yip Man
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The film introduced Wing Chun Kungfu to the general public and is indirectly responsible for the increase in Wing Chun Schools and Students in Hong Kong
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The scene with Ip Man fighting 10 karateka has become an iconic scene with it being re-enacted in other films. The dialogue of the scene, "我要打十个", has also become iconic.
Background image show Jet Li as Wong Fei Hung in Once Upon a Time in China, directed by Tsui Hark.
The scene is an elaborate and complicated fight sequence involving Jet Li and Yen Shi Kwan fighting while hanging on multiple ladders.