A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 30, 1976
Original Title:
鬼吼断魂刀
Alternate Titles:
Return of the Leg Fighter
Thunderblade and Lightning Foot
Genres:
Action | Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Production Companies:
Tien Sing Motion Picture Co. Ltd.
Production Countries:
Taiwan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 86
The movie is structured much like a murder mystery, albeit one that gives the viewer a fight scene every couple of minutes. There’s a murderer who goes by the moniker Devil Swordsman gallivanting around the countryside in an outfit that looks like a ninja cloak by way of a KKK robe who’s killing all of the major kung fu masters and clan leaders with a single swipe to the face. One of his first victims is the head of the White Dragon tribe, whose son, Shan, is played by Dorian Tan Tao-Liang. Shan naturally assumes the role of detective in order to avenge his father, since that’s what people do in these movies.
Assistant Director:
Chow Ming
Director:
Li Kuan-Chang
Director of Photography:
Wong Chun
Editor:
Kwok Ting-Hung
Executive Producer:
Li Kuan-Chang
Original Music Composer:
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Producer:
Lee Siu-Cheung
Screenplay:
Chien Chin
Sound Effects:
Chik So Yin
Sound Recordist:
Cheung Wah
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