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Rating: 7.5 stars

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The Lady Assassin (1983)

Directed by Tony Liu Chun-Ku

Eastern | Action

Overview

Veteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal intrigue as an excuse to hire his favorite action stars, gather three choreographers, and film one fight-filled conspiracy after another. Liu Hsueh-hua is the title character caught between battling princes. Then there’s award-winning actor Ku Feng, “Bastard Swordsman” Hsu Shao-chiang, “King of Shaw Brothers’ Screen Villains” Wang Lung-wei, “Venom” Sun Chien, and even the director shows up to get his kicks in this danger-fraught adventure.

Length 86 minutes

Actors

Tony Liu | Leanne Liu | Max Mok Siu-Chung | Jason Pai Piao | Norman Chu | Ku Feng | Cheung King-Yu | Yuen Tak | Kwan Fung | Wong Mei-Mei | Johnny Wang Lung-Wei | Sun Chien | Chih-Ching Yang | Cheng Miu | Tony Liu Chun-Ku | Yeung Ching-Ching | Yiu Man-Kei | Dang Wai-Ho | Sek Gong | Chung Wing | Chan Lau | Cheung Chok-Chow | Ngai Tim-Choi | Lam Wai | Ming Fung | Lau Cheun | Gam Tin-Chue | Tang Yuk-Wing | Stephen Chan Yung | Lui Hung

Viewing History (seen 4 times)

Viewing Notes

The most batshit ending given the everything that leads up to that.

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