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24 March 2006 (Germany)
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Old-fashioned mixture of kung fu and horror
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(in credits order) | 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 | ||
| Yu-yung Teng | ||
| Yuan-fa Tsao | ||
| 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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| Chung Sun | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Kuang Ni | ||
| Chung Sun | ||
Produced by | |||
| Mona Fong | .... | producer | |
| Runme Shaw | .... | executive producer | |
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| Pei Chi Huang | .... | fighting instructor | |
| Chia Tang | .... | fighting instructor | |
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- Siren Visual Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
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"Ren pi deng long" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Human Skin Lanterns" - USA (video title)
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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)