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The Dragon Missile (1976)

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua

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Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

Lo Lieh stars as Sima Jun, a killer working for a corrupt lord whose orders are followed without question or hesitation. When the lord suffers from a life-threatening boil on his back, he is told by the Imperial doctor that an herb called “Longevity Rattan” offers the only cure and is grown in a remote village by an herbalist named Tan. Lo is sent on a mission to get the herb and bring it back before it’s too late.

Length 82 minutes

Actors

Lo Lieh | Tony Liu | Nancy Yen Nan-See | Ku Feng | Terry Lau Wai-Yue | Fan Mei-Sheng | Kong Yeung | Norman Chu | Hsiung Kao | Wang Han-Chen | Sha-fei Ouyang | Chih-Ching Yang | Hao Li-Jen | Lai Man | Lee Sau-Kei | Chan Mei-Hua | Shum Lo | Lam Fung | Wong Ching-Ho | Man Man | Yeung Kei | Sai Gwa-Pau | Yuen Wah | Fung Ging-Man | Chai Lam | Cheung Chok-Chow | Ming Fung | Goo Chim-Hung | Ling Hon | Tang Wing-Siu | Meng Yuen-Man | Corey Yuen | Pei Chi Huang | Yuen Cheung-Yan | Man Ngai-Tik | Lam Yuen

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Viewing Notes

Fell asleep during the ending so I need to rewatch that part but it’s always fun to see Lo Lieh on screen! He’s a bad guy here, but not quite as bad as the other people trying to double cross him? Very morally ambiguous but maybe it’s resolved in the end.

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