Dong kai ji (1975)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Cheh Chang
Ma Wu

Writers:

Cheh Chang (writer)
Guanzhong Luo (novel)

Release Date:

10 May 1975 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Martial Arts | Based On Novel

Cast

Wai-Man Chan	...	Tung Ping (as Hui-Min Chen)
Feng Chen Chen
Kuan Tai Chen	...	'Tattooed Dragon' Shih Chen
Wo-fu Chen	...	Hsu Neng
David Chiang	...	'The Beau' Yen Ching
Feng Chin	...	'Clever Star' Wu Yung
Betty Chung	...	Li Shih-shih (as Betty Chung Ling Ling)
Paul Chun	...	Hua Yung
Mei Sheng Fan	...	'Black Whirlwind' Li Kuei
Lily Ho	...	Lady Hu San Niang
Feng Ku	...	'Welcome Rain' Sung Chiang
Tan Lau	...	Lei Huang
Danny Lee	...	Chang Shun (as Li Hsiu Hsien)
Lung Lei
Yung Chieh Lei
Kang Liu
Le Lin Lo
Peng Peng
Tetsuro Tamba	...	Jade Unicorn Lu Chun Yi (as Tetsuro Tanba)
Yan Tsan Tang
Ching Tien	...	Fang Tien Ting
Lung Ti	...	'Tiger Killer' Wu Sung
Lin Tung
Chung Wang	...	Shih Hsiu 'The Rash'
Kuang Yu Wang	...	Chang Ching
Tsing Wang
Chi Chin Wu
Bolo Yeung	...	General Si Xing Fang (as Yang Tze)
Hua Yueh	...	Leopard Head Lin Chong
Feng Yu	...	Sun Erh-niang
Yang Zhang	...	Emperor Tao Chun
Mu Zhu	...	Emperor Fang La

Also Known As:

7 Soldiers of Kung Fu (USA) (dubbed version)
All Men Are Brothers (Australia)
Dang kou zhi (China: Mandarin title)
Seven Blows of the Dragon II
Seven Kung Fu Assassins
The Story of Punishment (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Turbulent Invade Record (literal English title)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Movie Connections:

Follows Shui hu zhuan (1972)

Kill after kill

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

"All Men Are Brothers" is the sequel to "Water Margin" a.k.a. "Seven Blows of the Dragon" from 1972. At the beginning of "All Men Are Brothers", we learn that the emperor forgives the 108 Liangshan rebels since he finds they have the same enemies. The small army tries to conquer the city Hangchow, but is defeated. They send 7 spies to gather information about the city's defense before they attack a second time.

The sequel didn't completely fulfill the expectations I had after "Water Margin". The first half hour (note: I am reviewing the 102 min. restored DVD version, not the severely cut video version!) is promising, when the emperor is enchanted by music so much he forgives the Liangshan men, followed by an unusual battle on the seaside of the town. But after that, everything is drowned in gallons of bright red blood. One of the 7 spies is killed after an heroic fight against 20 enemies. Than the second spy is killed after an heroic fight against 20 enemies, then the third... It becomes predictable, with killing for its own sake, which is a pity as the first movie was much more interesting.