Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao (2002)

### Starring

{{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan\_Phillips\_(actor) | Nathan Phillips }}
{{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin\_Smith\_(New\_Zealand\_actor) | Kevin Smith }}
{{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina\_Liu | Nina Liu }}
{{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shedrack\_Anderson\_III | Shedrack Anderson III }}

### Distributor

{{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miramax\_Films | Miramax Films }}
{{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena\_Vista\_Home\_Video | Buena Vista Home Video }}

### Release date

October 22, 2002

***Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao*** is a 2002 fantasy martial arts film, the straight-to-DVD sequel to the 1997 film *Warriors of Virtue*. This is the last film to star actor {{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin\_Smith\_(New\_Zealand\_actor) | Kevin Smith }}, who died in February 2002 after falling from a prop tower.

## Plot

Despite only a few years having passed in the real world, many decades have passed in Tao, the parallel universe from the first movie. The Roos have changed over the years, now appearing little different from normal humans, and a new villain, Dogon, seizes control of Tao from its young queen. Ryan Jeffers and his friend Chucky, now 16-year-old martial arts competitors in Beijing, find themselves unexpectedly transported to Tao where it is shown that they are to become Warriors of Virtue.

## Cast

* {{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan\_Phillips\_(actor) | Nathan Phillips }} as Ryan Jeffers
* {{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin\_Smith\_(New\_Zealand\_actor) | Kevin Smith }} as Dogon
* {{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina\_Liu | Nina Liu }} as Amythis
* {{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shedrack\_Anderson\_III | Shedrack Anderson III }} as Chucky
* Shuntian Guan as Yun
* Bao Cheng Li as Yee
* Jiaolong Sun as Lai
* Wei Wang as Chi / Yasbin
* Ying Liang as Tsun
* Yuewen Xiao as Volta
* Brandon Lin as Quan
* Wang Zhu as Remo
* Fusen Chen as Matu
* Marina as Keo
* Weiguo Wang as Chieftan
* Jeff Carrara as Coach
* Carla Deaton as Remo's mother
* Hongnan Wang as Quan's friend
* Zhu Chen as Quan's friend
* Xiongwei Chen as Quan's friend
* Fei Xie as Quan's friend
* Tian Le as Matu's brother
* Shoude Zhu as Matu's brother
* Yadong Li as Remo's friend
* I. Lu as Remo's friend
* Shikang Zhao as Remo's friend
* Jianguo Li as Old Man
* Li Qiang as Vendor
* Corrin Ellingford as Scottish Muppet
* Michael Vickerman as Irish Muppet
* Tak as Captive
* Jonathan Tex Levitt as American Tourist
* Christopher Lovell as American Tourist

## Death of Kevin Smith

The shooting was touched by misfortune when actor {{#NewWindowLink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin\_Smith\_(New\_Zealand\_actor) | Kevin Smith }} died while visiting a film set in China. On February 6, 2002, while waiting for a ride back to his hotel, and after completing work on Warriors of Virtue 2, Smith decided to walk about the Central China Television film studio grounds, and climbed a prop tower in a set of another film, lost his footing and fell approximately three stories, severely injuring his head. He was taken to a hospital, then transferred to Beijing. He lapsed into a coma and was on life support for ten days, until it was discontinued. He died on February 15, 2002, without regaining consciousness.