Zhong guo chao ren (1975)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Shan Hua

Writer:

Kuang Ni (writer)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Man Behind Bionics (USA)

Plot:

Princess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have arisen, and only Inframan can stop them!

Plot Keywords:

B Movie | Beetle | Dragon | Monster | Octopus

Cast

Danny Lee	...	Rayma / Inframan (as Li Hsui-Hsien)
Terry Liu	...	Princess Dragon Mom
Hsieh Wang	...	Professor (as Wang Hsieh)
Man-Tzu Yuan	...	Chan's Daughter
Wen-wei Lin	...	Chu Ming
Dana		(as Shu-Yi Tsen)
Chien-Lung Huang
Lu Sheng
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yang Chiang
Bruce Le	...	Xiaolong (as Kin Lung Hung)
Wai Lo
Lam Man Wai

Directed by
Shan Hua

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kuang Ni		writer

Produced by
Runme Shaw	....	producer

Original Music by
Yung-Yu Chen

Cinematography by
Tadashi Nishimoto		(as Lan-Shan Ho)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yung-Chan Li	....	assistant director

Other crew
Peter Fernandez	....	voice director: English version
Edward H. Glass	....	creative supervisor
Chia Tang	....	action director
Hsiang-Jen Yuan	....	fighting instructor

Production Companies

• Shaw Brothers

Distributors

• Joseph Brenner Associates (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Frontier Amusements (1976) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Academy Pictures International (1976) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Wm. Lange & Associates (1979) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Astro Distribution (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Intercontinental Video (2003) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Prism Pictures (video)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (video)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (1980) (Germany) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Chinese Superman (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Chung kwok chiu yan (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Infra-Man (USA)
The Infra Superman
The Super Inframan (International: English title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:88 min | Germany:80 min | USA:90 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Infrasound)

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | USA:PG | Hong Kong:I | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Trivia:

This film has historical importance: -The first superhero movie in China. -The first movie promotion in Hong Kong using a hot air balloon. -The first Shaw Brothers production using a storyboard.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When fighting the plant monster in the woods, Inframan grabs the monster to toss him. At this point, the hide on the monster's back splits open, revealing a striped shirt underneath.

Quotes:

Princess Dragon Mom: Greetings to you, Earthlings, I am Princess Dragon Mom. I have taken over this planet, now I own the Earth and you'll be my slaves for all eternity.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-In Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 2 (1996) (V)

Soundtrack:

Music

A Camp Classic...

...that you'll want to watch over and over again. A weird, psychedelic mixture of martial arts movies, Japanese giant monster movies, spy adventures, and just plain goofiness. The plot makes no senses, the characters are thinnest cardboard, and the monsters are truly hilarious. If you wonder where they came up with Power Rangers, look no further than here.