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To Kill A Mastermind (1979) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 23, 1979

Original Title:
七煞

Alternate Titles:
Qi sha

Genres:
Action

Production Companies:
Shaw Brothers

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 95

Overview from TheMovieDB

A powerful crime syndicate known as the Chi Sha clan is a vast network of deadly criminals proficient in martial arts. Growing in number at an alarming rate, the Imperial Court orders Yang Chen-yu and his followers to wipe them out at all costs. Doing this proves difficult as no one knows the identity of the mastermind behind the Chi Sha, not even its own members. Spies infiltrate the organization in an effort to destroy them from within. But then, no one knows who the spies are and after a few ambushes and security breaches, the clan deputies begin suspecting one another of being traitors. With the Chi Sha dwindling in numbers, it's a matter of time before the mastermind must reveal himself.

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Production

Art Direction:
Chen Ching-Shen

Assistant Director:
Min Min

Costume Designer:
Liu Chi-Yu

Director:
Sun Chung

Director of Photography:
Cho On-Sun
Lam Nai-Choi

Editor:
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Shao Feng Yu

Executive Producer:
Run Run Shaw

Hairstylist:
Peng Yen-Lien

Makeup Artist:
Wu Hsu-Ching

Original Music Composer:
Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren

Producer:
Mona Fong Yat-Wah

Producer's Assistant:
Yen-Chuan Chen

Props:
Lai Yu

Sound Recordist:
Hsu Ping-Kuang

Stunt Coordinator:
Tang Chia-Chuan
Huang Pei-Chih

Writer:
Ni Kuang

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