Hong Kong / Oct 17, 1980 / Source: IMDB
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain even greater acclaim for his soulful, powerful, intelligent, and beautifully-made martial arts epics. This stands alongside The Deadly Breaking Sword and The Kung-fu Instructor as one of his very best. It’s not so much the plot – a master swordsman protects a treasure chest on a dangerous journey – that makes this great, but what Sun does with it, inspiring the cast and crew to some of their finest work.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chen Szu-Chia | Courtesan Sisi |
| Lau Wai-Ling | 2nd Sister |
| Jamie Luk Kim-Ming | Black Lunatic Shen Shan |
| Yuen Wah | Poison Scholar Jin Ju |
| Johnny Wang Lung-Wei | Restaurant attacker with chopper |
| Sek Gong | Tao Yao |
| Ng Hong-Sang | Panda (One of the Four Killers) |
| Yuen Bun | One of the Four Killers |
| Stephan Yip Tin-Hang | One of the Four Killers |
| Chin Chun | Adviser Wang |
| Wan Seung-Lam | Soldier |
| Ngai Tim-Choi | Sifang's thug |
| Huang Pei-Chih | Gu's man |
| Yang Hsiung | Sifang’s thug |
| Wong Chi-Ming | |
| Yao-Tsu Wen | |
| Tien Tsai Wei |
Genres
Action
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 請帖 |
| Original language | 普通话 (ZH) |
| Spoken languages | 普通话 |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Release date | 17 ottobre 1980 |
| Production | Mona Fong Yat-Wah |
| Writer | Ni Kuang |
| Editing | Chiang Hsing-Lung |
| Cinematography | Lam Nai-Choi |
| Assistant directors | Sun Chung |
| Camera operators | Lam Nai-Choi |
| Additional photography | Lam Nai-Choi |
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