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China Unveils AI Restoration of 100 Kung Fu Classics and Debuts Fully AI Animated Feature

State funding tied to recent AI regulations will underpin the digital remastering of martial arts classics alongside a pioneering AI animated feature

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Bruce Lee as Chen Zhen in Fists of Fury
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Overview

  • The China Film Foundation has committed RMB 100 million ($13.9 million) to restore 100 landmark kung fu films using AI to enhance image, sound and production quality while preserving their original narratives.
  • Ten priority titles—including “Fist of Fury,” “Drunken Master” and “Once Upon a Time in China”—are slated for completion in the project’s first phase.
  • A Better Tomorrow: Cyber Border, produced by Quantum Animation, premiered as the world’s first fully AI-produced animated feature with a cyberpunk reinterpretation of the John Woo classic.
  • Recent policy measures, such as the 2023 Interim Measures for Generative AI Services and 2025 synthetic content labeling rules, are designed to ensure responsible AI development in China’s media sector.
  • A new Industry-Academia-Research Center in Shanghai, joining hubs in Xi’an, Wuhan and Xiamen, will train talent and serve as a testing ground for AI-driven film production.