Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
January 21, 1982Release Date
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
January 21, 1982Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Lau Kar-leung
Lui Gung / Uncle Yu / Director / Screenplay / Martial Arts Choreographer
Hsiao Ho
Tien Hao / Martial Arts Choreographer
Alexander Fu Sheng
Mo
Kara Hui
Fang Shau-Ching
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Ti Tan
Lau Kar-Wing
Lui Yung
Chu Tit-Wo
Tieh Tien
Wong Ching-Ho
Chief Eunuch Li Lien Ying
King Lee King-Chu
Leader of Earth Clan / Martial Arts Choreographer
Kuo Hua Chang
Actor
Lam Hak-Ming
Rascal / Servant at Inn
Cheung Chok-Chow
Boss of Fu An Inn
Wang Han-Chen
Boss of Eatery
Mak Wai-Cheung
Rascal / Servant / Waiter / Boxer
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue
Rascal
Cheung Kwok-Wah
Earth Clan's Man Shot by Gun
Shing Chin-Yung
Composer
Lui Tat
Shopkeeper Ordering Wood
Tony Tam Chun-To
Waiter at Eatery
Steve Mak Fei-Hung
Rascal
Chih Chun Ao
Cinematographer
Ho Kei-Cheong
Earth Clan's Man Shot by Gun
Liu Hok-Ming
Earth Clan's Man Shot by Gun
Sai Gwa-Pau
Inn Waiter
Yeung Wah
Fighter in Opening Titles
Ng Kit-Keung
Fighter in Opening Titles
Fung Ming
Chief Li's Bodyguard
Chang Seng-Kwong
Maoshan Boxer
Lau Chun
Inn Patron
Gam Tin-Chue
Gentry Watching Mo's Performance
Man Ngai-Tik
Inn Patron
Leung Sam
Inn Waiter
Tam Ying
Inn Patron
Chan Kwok-Keung
Mo's Helper
Stephen Chan Yung
(extra)
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Producer
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Lee Yim-Hoi
Editor
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Art Direction
Liu Chi-Yu
Costume Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 21, 1982
Original Name十八般武藝
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 49m
Genres
Wiki.
Legendary Weapons of China (aka Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu) is a 1982 martial arts wuxia film or wuxia pian directed by Lau Kar-Leung. It takes place during the late Qing Dynasty when Empress Dowager Cixi dispatches her agents to various factions of the Boxer Rebellion in order to find supernatural martial artists that are invulnerable to western bullets. When one of the leaders of these groups disbands his forces, assassins from the remaining factions are sent out to kill him for his apparent treason. As the title of the film suggests, a great variety of fights take place involving the "legendary weapons."
Although Lau Kar-Leung is known for showing "real Kung-Fu" in his films, he does take some artistic license by incorporating elements of Taoist Maoshan folk magic with hand-to-hand combat. This is similar to what he did in another of film of his, Heroes of the East (or "Challenge of the Ninja").