Director Tsui Hark's groundbreaking epic of dark fantasy and heroism is a mindblowing mix of Chinese mythology and state-of-the-art effects employing visual artisans from STAR WARS (1977), STAR TREK--THE MOTION PICTURE (1979), and TRON (1982). This absolutely seminal 1983 Hong Kong
fantasy-action film made its official US debut on home video in 1997.
War is constant in Fifth-Century China along the Zu mountain chain. Fleeing rival armies, scout Ti Ming Chi (Yuen Biao) plunges off a cliff into a world of magic and mysticism, where he is rescued from demons by loner swordsman Ting Yin (Adam Cheng). Reluctantly fighting alongside belligerent monk
Hsiao Yu (Damian ...
Released:
1983
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins