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Release Date:
January 10, 1991
Original Title:
卫斯理之霸王卸甲
Alternate Titles:
Wai Shut Lee Ji Ba Wong Sau Gaap
Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia
衛斯理之霸王卸甲
Genres:
Action | Adventure
Production Companies:
Bo Ho Films
New Dawn Pictures
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Tsui Siu Ming Productions
Production Countries:
Hong Kong
Ratings / Certifications:
HK: PG-13
Runtime: 102
In a mountainous region in an Asian backwater banana republic, it is said that the descendents of all those buried in its earth will be blessed with fantastic fortune and good health. However, if a special ceremony is not performed on the grounds, then the luck will only last for 24 years. A trio of Chinese Americans decide to venture into these mountains hoping to change their luck; Anna Wong (Moon Lee) is an executive facing a corporate meltdown, Wisely (Chin Ka-Lok) is dying of brain cancer, and UCLA Prof. Chang (Tsui Siu-Ming) is an expert in feng shui. Tin can potentate General Nguen (Yuen Wah) also has designs on the grounds -- hoping to turn his third world, fourth rate country into a superpower. Along the way, the three heroes fall in with a group of local rebels, including the high-kicking Nguen Van Vong (Sibelle Hu).
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Action Director:
Cho Wing
Tsui Siu-Ming
Art Direction:
Daniel Lee
Director:
Tsui Siu-Ming
Director of Photography:
Peter Pau Tak-Hai
Editor:
Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Original Music Composer:
Chris Babida
Producer:
Tsui Siu-Ming
Screenplay:
Tsui Siu-Ming
Cheung Wa-Biu
Sit Ga-Wa
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