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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
The Hero Tattooed with Nine Dragons
1978 1h 40m EN
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7.0
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★7.0TMDB · 1
ActionDrama
Synopsis
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He's just a hotheaded, rude and violent young man who loves punching people. His family are killed in a revenge attack and he seeks revenge.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Chia Ling
Chen Kuan-Tai
Tattooed Dragon Shih Chen
Chen Chen
Chan Chung-Yung
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Pao Hsueh-Li
- Languages
- Mandarin
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The take
Pao Hsueh-Li directs. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Chia Ling and Chen Kuan-Tai and Chen Chen carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0159012 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Pao Hsueh-Li
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1978-02-09
Also known as
International titles
- Tattoo Dragon ConnectionUS
