Legendary Weapons of China
十八般武藝
CINEMA1982-01-21
RegionHK
Runtime101 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Traditional weapons, authentic technique and skepticism toward supernatural martial myths bring Lau Kar-leung's philosophy to maturity.”
“Traditional weapons, authentic technique and skepticism toward supernatural martial myths bring Lau Kar-leung's philosophy to maturity.”
Storyline
Legendary Weapons of China is a martial arts fantasy film taking place during the late Qing Dynasty when Empress Dowager Cixi dispatches her agents to various factions of the Boxer Rebellion in order find supernatural martial artists that are invulnerable to western bullets. When one of the leaders of these groups disbands his forces, assassins fro...
DIRECTOR / Director
Lau Kar-leung
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