Tales of a Eunuch
鹿鼎記
CINEMA1983-03-24
RegionHK
Runtime89 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“The antiheroic world of Wai Siu-bo points toward a more comic and hybrid form of wuxia as the studio era neared its end.”
“The antiheroic world of Wai Siu-bo points toward a more comic and hybrid form of wuxia as the studio era neared its end.”
Storyline
The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outlaws and rebels. He eventually gets into a situation where he has to impersonate the eunuch servant of an elderly eunuch who is an evil martial art master. This gets the rascal involved with the emperor who is studying martial arts. The whole movie rev...
DIRECTOR / Director
Hua Shan
KEYWORDS
martial arts
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