Legendary Weapons of China information

Legendary Weapons of China
Legendary Weapons of China
	The Hong Kong movie poster.
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	十八般武藝
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	shí bā bān wǔ yì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	sap6 baat3 bun1 mou5 ngai6
Directed by	Liu Chia-liang
Written by	Liu Chia-liang; Li Tai-hang;
Produced by	Mona Fong
Starring	Alexander Fu Sheng; Liu Chia-liang; Gordon Liu Chia-Hui; Liu Chia-yung; Hui Ying-hung;
Cinematography	Ao Chih-chun
Edited by	Chiang Hsing-loong; Li Yen-hai
Music by	So Chun-hou
Distributed by	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release date	21 January 1982 (Hong Kong);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Legendary Weapons of China (Chinese: 十八般武藝; pinyin: shí bā bān wǔ yì; Jyutping: sap6 baat3 bun1 mou5 ngai6, lit. 'Eighteen Ways, Three Skills';^[3] a.k.a. Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu^[3]) is a 1982 martial arts wuxia film or wuxia pian directed by Liu Chia-liang. 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 Liu Chia-liang 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").

^ "Legendary Weapons of China (1982)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Credits". Legendary Weapons of China (Blu-ray sleeve). 88 Films. 7 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios (2009 ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-4323-9.

[hkmdb-1] "Legendary Weapons of China (1982)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[Blu-ray_sleeve-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Credits". Legendary Weapons of China (Blu-ray sleeve). 88 Films. 7 February 2022.

[J_Charles-3] Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios (2009 ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-7864-4323-9.

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