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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 | Norman Chu | Wang Han-Chen | Ou-Yang Sha-Fei | Chih-Ching Yang | Shum Lo | Chan Mei-Hua | Cheung Chok-Chow | Kong Yeung | Fung Ging-Man | Ming Fung | Hao Li-Jen | Pei Chi Huang | Hsiung Kao | Tsan-hsiung Ku | Lee Sau-Kei | Sai Gwa-Pau | Wong Ching-Ho | Yuen Wah | Corey Yuen

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

I like Lo Lieh more as a hero but you can’t deny he makes a great villain. Parts of this are shot on the same rocky seaside escarpment as the final showdown in THE FLYING GUILLOTINE. It seems a little odd to lump this in as the last film in the vol. 2 box set as it was released in 1976 but it does make a nice pairing with THE FLYING GUILLOTINE.

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