Xun cheng ma (1982)

Director:

Ronny Yu

Writers:

Kang Chien Chiu
Ronny Yu
(more)

Release Date:

4 June 1982 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama

Plot:

The Republiic of China was still young, Shihai and the warlords were against Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. Long and his gang roamed the northern mountain areas...

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Violence | Kung Fu | Ninjutsu | Martial Arts

Cast

Ka-Yan Leung	...	Ma
Cherie Chung	...	Guihua
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Fu Jun (as Chow Yun Fat)
Eddy Ko	...	Hu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mei Sheng Fan	...	Bu
Chen-Shu Ju
Yat Chor Yuen	...	Yao Jie

Directed by
Ronny Yu

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kiu-Ying Chan
Kang Chien Chiu
Siu Fung Koo
Yiu-Wah Koo
Ronny Yu

Produced by
Raymond Chow	....	producer

Original Music by
Siu-Lam Tang

Cinematography by
Yiu-Tsou Cheung
Brian Lai
Yu-tang Li

Film Editing by
Yao Chung Chang

Art Direction by
Tony Au

Set Decoration by
Wo Mak

Costume Design by
Man-Fai Lai

Makeup Department
Man-Fai Lai	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Pui-wah Chan	....	production manager
Wallace Cheung	....	production manager
Stanley Wu	....	assistant production manager
Shing Yeung	....	production manager
Woo-ping Yuen	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Cheung	....	assistant director
Stanley Kwan	....	assistant director

Art Department
Yiu-Nung Leung	....	props

Sound Department
Shao Lung Chou	....	sound recordist
Ping Wong	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Brandy Yuen	....	stunt coordinator
Shun-Yee Yuen	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Hui-yan Cheng	....	lighting technician
Yiu-Fai Lai	....	assistant camera
Kan-hing Lam	....	assistant camera
Li-ping Shen	....	lighting technician
Tak-Man Tsang	....	assistant camera
Stanley Wu	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Simon Broderick	....	colorist

Other crew
Kang Chien Chiu	....	script consultant
Yiu-Wah Ho	....	production assistant
Pad Lam	....	script supervisor
Woo-ping Yuen	....	planner

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company
• Peace Film Production Co.

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Hong Kong Legends (2002) (UK) (DVD)

Also Known As:

"The Postman Strikes Back" - , Hong Kong (English title) (promotional title)
"The Postman Fights Back" - Hong Kong (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | UK:X (original rating, cut version)

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Entertaining, very late night style kung fu adventure

I bought this a while back, during a massive martial arts movie phase. Although this certainly ain't the best, I do love this kind of film making, and there was a lot to keep me entertained in this one. Leung Kar Yan is one of my favorite martial arts stars, I always appreciate the fact that, whilst he lacked formal martial arts training, he usually gave a more than capable fighting performance. He also has a good beard. This movie has him in a good, heroic role and although he doesn't kick as much ass as in some of his other movies, he still acquits himself well. Early appearances from Cherie Chung and Chow Yun Fat are also nice too see, especially for the fact that Chow Yun Fat takes on the bad guys without his trademark gun play. He may not be a great fighter but he does OK. Eddy Ko is as great a bad guy as ever, he performs the same villainry as in many of his other films and does it great, as per usual. The fellow who plays Bu is good too, I don't recall his name, but he's in Magnificent Butcher too. Although the fighting isn't as good as other movies of the era, The postman fights back makes up for it with a lot of imagination, quality cinematography and a nicely quirky ambiance. There are some very nifty scenes, good characters and a good eclectic mixture of Hong Kong talents all coming together to decent effect. All in all, I would recommend this to kung fu and general Hong Kong action fans. It may not be a stylised classic like the Shaw Brothers films, or as crowd pleasing as Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee, but it is rock solid entertainment.