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Director:
Chung Sun
Writers:
Kuang Ni (writer)
Chung Sun (writer)
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Genre:
Horror | Action more
User Comments:
Old-fashioned mixture of kung fu and horror more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Tony Liu ... Lung Shu-Ai (as Liu Yung)
Kuan Tai Chen ... Tan Fu
Lieh Lo ... Chao Chun-Fang
Ni Tien ... Lung's Wife
Linda Chu ... Yen Chu
Hsiu Chun Lin ... Tan Mei-mei
Meng Lo ... Kuei Szu-Yi
Chien Sun ... Sergeant Pan
Fei Ai ... (Guest star)
Shaw Yin Yin ... (Guest star)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erik Chan Ka Kei ... Tan's Fan squad
Chuen Chiang
Miao Ching
Ging Man Fung
Ping Ha ... Brothel Madam
Lai Fan Hon
Pei Chi Huang ... Tan's Fan squad
Chih Tai Lin
Hung Lu
Lao Shen ... Inn proprietor
Gong Shih
Ching Ho Wang ... Old Tsui
Han Chen Wang ... Tan Manor butler
Chi Ming Wong ... Tan's Fan squad
Mei-Mei Wong
Siu Ming Wong
Man-Kei Yiu
Bun Yuen
Wah Yuen ... Tan's Fan squad
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Human Lanterns (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title)
Human Skin Lanterns (USA) (video title)
Yun pei dung lung (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R | Hong Kong:IIB
Company:
Shaw Brothers more

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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Old-fashioned mixture of kung fu and horror, 3 June 2005
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Author: Libretio

HUMAN LANTERNS (Ren Pi Deng Long)

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Shawscope)

Sound format: Mono

A vengeful craftsman (Lo Lieh) sets two warring noblemen (Lau Wing and Chen Kuan-tai) against each other by abducting their loved ones and peeling their skin, which he uses to embellish a series of prize-winning lanterns.

Old-fashioned kung fu thriller with horror asides, distinguished by balletic fight scenes and expansive widescreen cinematography, in typical Shaw Brothers style. Ni Kuang's screenplay (co-written with director Suen Chung) is fairly detailed, and the pace is fast and furious throughout. But the film is weakened by pantomime performances and generic post-sync dialogue, and by an uneasy combination of martial arts mayhem and Hammer-style horror. Beautiful sets and costumes.

NB. The film played uncut on its original theatrical release, though most subsequent video prints have been censored, eliminating nudity and graphic violence. However, the UK DVD (issued by Momentum Asia in 2005) appears to be intact.

(Mandarin dialogue)

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