Following The Sword Identity & Judge Archer, writer-director & martial arts scholar-practitioner Xu Haofeng chronicles the journey of a Wing Chun master in The Final Master. Nominated for Best Action Director, Best Adapted Screenplay & Best Supporting Actress at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards, the film continues Xus signature style of minimalist martial arts dramas, but with bigger stars at the forefront, including Liao Fan, Song Jia & Jiang Wenli. King Shih Chieh, Leon Dai, Huang Jue & Judge Archers Song Yang also co-star in this martial arts period drama set in 1930s Republican-era China.
To fulfill his late masters wishes, Chen Shi (Liao Fan) arrives in Tianjin to carry out the mission of spreading Wing Chun to the north. In this city filled with martial arts schools, Chen soon finds a wife (Song Jia) & a disciple in Geng (Song Yang). After training Geng in Wing Chun, Chen sends out his disciple to challenge different martial art schools. Per tradition, only after Geng wins against eight schools can Chen open his own martial arts school in Tianjin. Chen originally only saw Geng as a disposable pawn in his greater martial arts journey, but he begins to develop a connection with his disciple as the two face life-or-death challenges together.