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The Lady Assassin
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The Lady Assassin

Jan 15, 1983
1h 26m
★ 7.2

Overview

Veteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal intrigue as an excuse to hire his favorite action stars, gather three choreographers, and film one fight-filled conspiracy after another. Liu Hsueh-hua is the title character caught between battling princes. Then there's award-winning actor Ku Feng, "Bastard Swordsman" Hsu Shao-chiang, "King of Shaw Brothers' Screen Villains" Wang Lung-wei, "Venom" Sun Chien, and even the director shows up to get his kicks in this danger-fraught adventure.

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

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Cast

Tony Liu Tian-jue

Yong Zheng/Fourth Prince

Tony Liu Tian-jue

Leanne Liu

Lui Si Niang

Leanne Liu

Max Mok Siu-Chung

14th Prince

Max Mok Siu-Chung

Jason Pai Piao

Min Geng Yiu

Jason Pai Piao

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Tsang Jing

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Ku Feng

Lui Liu Liang

Ku Feng

Cheung King-Yu

Pearl

Cheung King-Yu

Richard Yuen Tak

Pak Tai Koon

Richard Yuen Tak

Kwan Fung

Lord Chang Tieh Yue

Kwan Fung

Wong Mei-Mei

Lui's Daughter

Wong Mei-Mei

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Lord Loong Foh Do

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Sun Chien

Kam Fung Chi

Sun Chien