New Tales of the Flying Fox

1984 1h 29m CN

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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In the great tradition of Hsu Tseng Hung's The Silver Fox and Chang cheh's Lengend of the Fox comes this exciting adventure, where the only thing between all the clan leaders and certain death is one young woman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alex Man Chi-Leung
Miao Yan Fung/Miao Ren Feng
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Miss Yuan
Felix Wong Yat-Wah
Woo Fei/Wu Fei
Tai Liang-Chun
Ching Ling Soo
Eddie Koo Koon Chung
Tien Guan Nung
Bryan Leung
Woo Yat Do/Wu Yi-Dao
Lau Yuk-Pok
Soo's 2nd martial sister
Michael Tong Chun-Chung
Lord Fok Hong An

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lau Sze-Yu
Writers: Wong Jing
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

AWARDS

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Alex Man Chi-Leung and Kara Wai Ying-Hung and Felix Wong Yat-Wah carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0199153 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lau Sze-Yu directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Alex Man Chi-Leung and Kara Wai Ying-Hung and Felix Wong Yat-Wah carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0199153 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.