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Kung Fu Invaders (1974)
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Original name: 方世玉與洪熙官
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Director Chang Cheh begins his Shaolin Cycle with this solid kung fu actioner about a band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state and driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing Dynasty officials. Due to a misunderstanding, Shaolin kung fu prodigy Fong Sai-yuk (Alexander Fu Sheng) is duped into helping Qing agents to capture leading Shaolin rebel Hung Hei-gun (Chen Kuan-tai). Upon discovering his mistake, Sai-yuk teams up with the remaining rebels to free Hei-gun before his planned execution. Plotting to stop them is General Che Kang (Zhu Mu), a formidable Tibetan kung fu master who commands an army of fighters including four deadly Tibetan llamas.
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, shaolin, fight, exile, patriotism, kung fu master, kung fu classic, heroic bloodshed, qing dynasty
Time:
18th century
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