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Xian he shen zhen

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Xian he shen zhen (1961)
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  • Director
    • Kangshi Mo
  • Writers
    • Ning Tu
    • Lung-Sheng Wo(story)
  • Stars
    • Pik-Wan Tang
    • So-Chow Yu
    • Kar-Sing Lam
  • Director
    • Kangshi Mo
  • Writers
    • Ning Tu
    • Lung-Sheng Wo(story)
  • Stars
    • Pik-Wan Tang
    • So-Chow Yu
    • Kar-Sing Lam
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    Pik-Wan Tang
    Pik-Wan Tang
    • Pak Wan-feias Pak Wan-fei
    So-Chow Yu
    So-Chow Yu
    • So Fei-fungas So Fei-fung
    Kar-Sing Lam
    • Ma Kwan-moas Ma Kwan-mo
    Kau Lam
    Kau Lam
    • Tso Hungas Tso Hung
    Haoqiu Chen
    • Lee Ching-luenas Lee Ching-luen
    • (as Ho Kau Chan)
    Wai-Yu Chan
    Wai-Yu Chan
    • Yuk Chun-chias Yuk Chun-chi
    Chi Chou
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      Luquan Gao
      Luquan Gao
        Po Hung
        Po Hung
        Bo-Lin Kong
        Cheng-Liang Kwan
        Cheng-Liang Kwan
        Wah Lam
        Wah Lam
        Hung Lee
        Hung Lee
        Siu-Pang Lee
        Chia-Liang Liu
        Chia-Liang Liu
        Kung Lok
        Kung Lok
        • So Ming-hoias So Ming-hoi
        Gwa-Pau Sai
        Gwa-Pau Sai
        Chi-Ban Shek
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          • Ning Tu
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        5/10
        Chinese opera begins the transformation into martial arts movies
        This movie is certainly not the 1993 movie with Anita Mui.

        I looked up some of these actors on HKMDB and I am amazed that most of them have at least 200 and up to 700 plus film credits. Though I am a hard core fan of martial arts movies I have never heard of any of these names. This black and white movie and three DVDs is the oldest Hong Kong movie in my collection. It opens with some actors posing for credits then cuts to a chase scene through the woods. I do not understand Chinese and there are no subtitles. The "Magic Crane" seems to be a girl riding a crane and she uses magic mischieviously against some of the characters.

        Personally, this movie was an educational experience, not entertainment. At this time in Chinese cinema they were making film versions of theater. A movie was a stage play on film. The fights are all stylized Chinese opera choreography. The camera angles of almost every scene are framed as if watching a stage play. The only camera movement is a side to side pan or a bit of a slow zoom. Stage actors need to exaggerate their expressions so the folks in the back rows can see. These actors also do that, though close up on film it is not needed and seems bad acting. One of the lead actresses also sings a full length song, as expected in those times.

        I noticed the late great Simon Yuen in the credits. He would have been about age fifty at the time. Unfortunately I could not pick his face out of the crowd.

        Though this movie exists on DVD only a used DVD site would sell it. Anyone interested in the genre might come across it and check in here. I hope my notes are useful to that person.
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          • August 9, 1961 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Cantonese
        • Also known as
          • Sin Hok Sun Chum
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          • Hong Kong Film Company
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          • 1.37 : 1

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