Battle Wizard (Mandarin version)
Shawscope Volume Four
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1h 20m
1977 • Hong Kong • Directed by Pao Hsueh-Li
Pao Hsueh-li, the trusted co-director for several of Chang Cheh’s most memorable productions (including The Water Margin), here creates one of his own. A brother who loves books and a sister who loves swords must face a yellow-robed warrior, the Red Python, a sinuous snake-charmer, and a silk-masked beauty (who must kill or wed the first man to see her face) before they can bring peace to their battle-addled family in this special, cliché-smashing production. This is the Mandarin version.
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