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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Shaolin Kung-Fu Mystagogue (1977)

Directed by Peng-Yi Chang

Action | Eastern

Overview

The evil Ching government has taken over and is out to rid the land of the remaining Ming rebel patriots, including the still surviving Ming Prince. Unknowingly, the evil Ching overlord and his men capture the incognito Prince and throw him in jail. Hearing word of the Prince’s capture, Shao Chang and Fang Ping mount a rescue effort to get the Prince before his identity is found out.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Hsu Feng | Carter Wong | Chang Yi | Philip Ko | Chan Siu-Pang | Chin Kang | Pin Chiang | Lung Fei | Liu Ping | Sun Yueh | Ma Cheung | Han Chiang

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Holy shit this is great. Stars Hsu and Carter Wong as sister and brother. Beyond that I’m not entirely sure. What I can say is that there is one badass fight or wicked scene after another with these two being hunted by spinning blade assassin Chang Yu. This movie features at least 3 weapons I haven’t seen used in a kung fu flick: the aforementioned bird blades, the sawblade chain (maybe I have seen some variation of this?) and the spear/dagger chain (another similar weapon). So much chain w/sharp instrument fighting in this. There’s also a “house of traps” sequence that’s really great. That’s a fun set but I do love all the outdoor sequences.

This is another Taiwanese martial arts flick that I wish got a nice home video release. Would be fun for a movie night.

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