Born to Defence (1986)
1986 film directed by Jet Li
- Released
- 1986
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Martial arts film, Boxing film
- Director
- Jet Li
- Starring
- Jet Li, Song Jia, Dion Lam, Dean Harrington
- Running time
- 92 minutes
- Distributor
- Sil-Metropole Organisation, Netflix
Born to Defence (Chinese: 中華英雄) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film, which marked the directorial debut of Jet Li, who also stars in the film. The film features fight choreography by Tsui Siu-Ming. The film is set in China following the end of World War II and the liberation of China. Li stars as an avid athlete who encounters conflicts with American navy sailors, primarily in the boxing ring. The film was a success in China, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of the year.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.