Shi ba ban wu yi (1982)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writers:

Tai-Heng Li (scenario)
Chia-Liang Liu (scenario)

Release Date:

21 January 1982 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Tiet Wo Chu
Sheng Fu	...	Charlatan Wu
Hou Hsiao	...	Tieh A-hou
Kara Hui	...	Fang Shao-Ching
King Chu Lee
Ke Ming Lin
Chia Hui Liu	...	Ti Tan
Chia-Liang Liu	...	Lei Kung
Chia Yung Liu	...	Lei Ying
Fei-Hung Mak
Ching Ho Wang	...	Chief Li
Han Chen Wang	...	Roadside innkeeper

Also Known As:

18 Legendary Weapons of China
Legendary Weapons of China (Hong Kong: English title)
Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu
Sap bat ban mo hei (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Australia:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:15 (cut)

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Trivia:

DirTrade(Chia-Liang Liu: Opening credits show a demonstration of martial arts against an empty backdrop.

Best Kung Fu Movie Intro

This movie has one of the best introductions of any film I have ever seen. The introduction shows a woman demonstrating several weapons of Kung Fu while sinister music plays. By demonstrating, I mean killing several men with these deadly weapons of Kung Fu! This movie has great style and creativity throughout. The story line is actually good, but might take several viewings to really understand what is going on.

Like others have said, it is not really a serious martial arts film, but it is one of my favorites nonetheless. You cannot beat the sinister music/introduction sequence in the beginning of the movie. That is worth watching alone. If you are a fan of Chinese Super Ninja, you will also like this movie.