King Drummer

Nov 15, 1967

1h 43m

★ 8.0

Overview

Ling Yun plays the replacement hired for a popular band whose egotistic drummer quit to join a rival group. When the new arrival becomes a hit, he earns the jealous wrath of the predecessor. Meanwhile, the young drummer's mother is fervently against his music career. With the gorgeous Lily Ho as the manageress of the band and some terrific drumming set pieces, the whole thing, needless to say, comes off with a bang.

Genres

Drama

Music

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

King Drummer Trailers

Cast

Huang Li-Chen

Lily Ho

Sun Chih-Chiang

Ling Yun

Sun Yi Qiang

Yang Fang

Charlie Chao

Chen Hung-Lieh

Julie

Angela Yu Chien

Chang Hsiao-Ling

Cheng Wen-Ching

Li-Chen's brother

Chang Pei-Shan

Sun's mother

Kao Pao-shu

Li Yuan-Ming

Wei Ping-ao

Chiang Tai-Cheng

Ma Ying

Uncle Chang

Shum Lo

Mr Chou

Hong Liu

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