Jet Li was the main actor in a martial arts movie.
Fist of Legend is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan , featuring action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping , and produced by Jet Li , who also starred in the lead role . Jet Li . He went on to star in many critically acclaimed martial arts epic films , most notably as the lead in director Zhang Yimou 's 2002 Hero , Fist of Legend which is the best acclaimed Li movie by Rotten Tomatoes , and the Once Upon a Time in China series , in which he portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung .