A bookworm prince, his sword-obsessed sister, and a murder-beauty curse—Shaw Brothers went FULL unhinged.
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.
Practical Effects
Giant snake puppet attacks that must be seen to be believed.
Costume
Yellow Robe Man's outfit screams 'villain who shops at discount fabric stores.'
Stunts
Danny Lee's bookish prince somehow holding his own in fight choreography.
Director
Pao Hsueh-Li
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Prince Tuan Yu
Tanny Tien-Ni
Mu Wan-Ching / Hsiang Yao-cha
Lin Chen-Chi
Zhong Ling-erh
Shih Chung-Tien
Yellow Robe Man
Chiang Tao
Yue Canglong
Keung Hon
Sikong Xuan
Wai Wang
Emperor Tuan Zheng Ming
Si Wai
Prince Tuan Zhengchun
Gam Lau
Qin Hongmian
Teresa Ha Ping
Chief Zhong's Wife
Leung Seung-Wan
Emperor's Man
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Emperor's Man
Yeung Chak-Lam
Emperor's Man
Ko Hung
Emperor's Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film adapts Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Jin Yong's sprawling wuxia novel—condensing hundreds of pages into 77 minutes of pure chaos.
Shaw Brothers Studio churned out over 1,000 films; this 1977 gem represents their 'throw everything at the wall' fantasy period before the industry collapsed in the 1980s.
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