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Release Date:
22 May 1990 (USA)
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Plot:
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it...
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Plot Keywords:
Martial Arts
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Swordsman
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Kung Fu
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Wuxia
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Based On Novel
Awards:
2 wins
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5 nominations
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Cast
(in credits order) | Samuel Hui | ... | Ling Wu Chung |
| Cecilia Yip | ... | Kiddo |
| Jacky Cheung | ... | Au Yeung |
| Sharla Cheung | ... | Ren Ying Ying |
| Fennie Yuen | ... | Blue Phoenix (as Fanny Yuen) |
| Siu-Ming Lau | ... | Ngok (as Siu Ming Lau) |
| Ma Wu | ... | Lau (as Ma Wo) |
| Ching-Ying Lam | ... | Kuk (as Ching Ying Lam) |
| Wah Yuen | ... | Zhor |
| Shun Lau | ... | The Eunuch |
| Ming Man Cheung | ... | Luk Ta Yau |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sing Kwong Lai | ||
Directed by | |||
| Siu-Tung Ching | |||
| King Hu | |||
| Raymond Lee | |||
| Hark Tsui | |||
| Ann Hui | (uncredited) | ||
| Yeung-Wah Kam | (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Louis Cha | (novel) | |
| Man-Leung Kwan | ||
| Kee-To Lam | (as Kei To Lam) | |
| Tai-Muk Lau | ||
| Yiu-ming Leung | ||
| Fu-hao Tai | ||
| Ying Wong | ||
Produced by | |||
| Hark Tsui | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Romeo Díaz | |||
| James Wong | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ardy Lam | |||
| Peter Pau | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Marco Mak | (as Mak Chi-Seen) | ||
| David Wu | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| King Hu | |||
| James Leung | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Po-ling Ng | |||
Production Management | |||
| Feng Kang Chu | .... | production manager: Taiwan | |
| Lee-Kwan Fong | .... | production manager | |
| Yin-leung Ma | .... | production manager | |
| Jeff So | .... | production manager | |
| Chun-bong Tse | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Chun-bong Tse | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Wai-tak Wong | .... | assistant production manager | |
| Chi-ming Yang | .... | production manager: Taiwan | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kwok-Hon Yuen | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Chi-wah Lee | .... | props | |
| Yi-lai Pan | .... | props: Taiwan unit | |
| Yin-wai Wong | .... | props | |
| Tien-ping Yao | .... | props: Taiwan unit | |
Sound Department | |||
| Yu Ting | .... | dubbing editor: cantonese | |
Stunts | |||
| Siu-Tung Ching | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Chi-Ho Lau | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Lik-Hang Chan | .... | assistant camera | |
| Kei Sheung Chow | .... | assistant camera | |
| Perry Ho | .... | assistant camera | |
| Perry Ho | .... | focus puller | |
| Po Wing Ho | .... | assistant camera | |
Other crew | |||
| Chi-Sum Chow | .... | production assistant | |
| Yun-Chuen Geung | .... | production assistant | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Tai Seng Video Marketing (2001) (USA) (VHS)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Golden Princess Amusement Company (1990) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Intercontinental Video (2005) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- STAR TV Filmed Entertainment (1993) (worldwide) (all media) (copyright holder)
- Wah Sing Sound Dubbing Production dubbing editor: Mandarin
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120 min
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The above title will make no sense to you until you see this wildly entertaining movie. There's no point in summarizing the plot, since it's so convoluted that it's futile to try to follow it. The film takes place in the past, and involves a scroll which describes how to obtain secret powers. Not surprisingly, various martial arts clans vie for its ownership. This sets up various great martial arts sequences, cheesy jokes, and the codesong (as opposed to codeword) which will get stuck in your head no matter how much you try to fight it.
Besides the fact that it's just plain fun, I appreciated the fact that the film includes several strong female characters. It would be great if Hollywood could learn from this and other martial arts films that women who can kick serious butt can still be feminine and smart.
If you enjoy this film, check out its sequel (Swordsman II), and also check out "The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk," with Jet Li. You'll enjoy them as well.