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''Dragon Tiger Gate'' is a 2006 martial arts action film starring [[Donnie Yen]] and Nicholas Tse. It is based on the ''[[Manhua]]'' ''Oriental Heroes''.
It is the story primarily of two half-brothers, Dragon and Tiger, separated at a young age. The younger Tiger was raised at the titular dojo, whereas Dragon was adopted by a mob boss after his mother's death. Years later, the two of them come into conflict by chance. A third warrior, Turbo Shek, eventually joins the fight as well and they eventually band together to take on Shibumi and the Luocha Gang.
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* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Pretty much everyone to some degree:
** Turbo Shek seems to play it straightest, subverted somewhat by the fact that his arrogance is largely faked because he was tired of being bullied.
** Dragon is a much quieter example, more of a "Confident" Kung Fu Guy rather than "Arrogant"
** Shibumi plays it very straight.
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Both at the Dragon Tiger Gate (with Master Wong) and with villainous Luocha Cult (with Shibumi).
* [[Bad Boss]]: {{spoiler|Shibumi fatally wounds Luocha, presumably for failing to keep Dragon from interfering with the assassination of Ma Kun. As an added bit of cruelty, he gives her a medicine that can heal most any wound... and forces her to give it to the man whom she loves}}
* [[Batter Up]]: Ma Kun's weapon in his sole fight. Justified since he was watching his daughter play baseball and it was the only weapon on hand.
* [[Blade
* [[The Cavalry Arrives Late]]: {{spoiler|Dragon arrives too late to save Ma Kun}}
* [[Creator Cameo]]: Master Qi is played by the author of the original manhua.
* [[The Dragon]]: [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Dragon Lady]]: Luocha.
* [[Dual Boss]]: The Double Devils.
* [[Extremity Extremist]]: Tiger with kicks, Dragon with punches.
* [[The Faceless]]: Shibumi is never seen unmasked.
* [[Fighting
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Turbo has one over his eye, he gives several explanations for it over the course of the movie.
* [[Instant Chucks]]: After being impressed by Turbo's skills, the children of the Gate improvise nunchucks out of slippers. {{spoiler|Master Wong completely defeats Turbo with a pair of these, thus knocking Turbo down a peg}}.
* [[Kingpin in His Gym]]: [[Big Bad|Shibumi]] is seen outside his training area once during the movie.
* [[Live Action Adaptation]]
* [[Orphan's Plot Trinket]]: Dragon and Tiger each have half of a jade pendant. Naturally, it's how they recognize each other.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: For trying to leave the Luocha Gang, Shibumi has Ma Kun killed.
* [[The Starscream]]: Scaly tries turning on both Dragon and Ma Kun at different times, and gets beaten for it each time.
* [[Tiger Versus Dragon]]: Averted. Though they do fight multiple times in the movie and begin on opposite sides, Tiger and Dragon are ultimately very close and friendly.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Shibumi seeks out strong fighters. After Dragon defeats [[Dual Boss|the Double Devils]] Shibumi considers him one. He also considers Master Wong enough of one {{spoiler|to kill him after defeating him, while he spared Turbo and Tiger because they were [[Not Worth Killing]]}}.
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