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Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion
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Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion

Aug 3, 1977
1h 34m
★ 6.0

A swordswoman seeks the brother of her late teacher in order to learn who killed her parents when she was a baby

Overview

Tyrone Shu directs Lung Chun, Wang Tao, and Angela Mao in the historically set martial arts film Moonlight Sword & Jade Lion. During the Sung Dynasty, Mao plays a martial arts expert who finds herself involved in a variety of political intrigues. "Feisty ace martial artist Chu Siew Yen promises her teacher that she will find his missing brother. During her search Chu also tries to discover the identity of the person who killed her parents. Of course, accomplishing said tasks proves easier said than done as Chu faces opposition from many people she encounters on the way to uncovering the truth." Written by Woodyanders

Genres

Drama
Adventure
Action

Cast

Angela Mao Ying

Chu Siew Yen

Angela Mao Ying

Don Wong Tao

(as Tao Wong)

Don Wong Tao

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Fong

Jen-ping Su

Wen Chiang-Lung

Ling Chung

Wen Chiang-Lung

Doris Lung Chun-Erh

Su Yen

Doris Lung Chun-Erh

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Chiang Ming

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Dao Tien

Li Tung

Chang Fang-Hsia

Chang Fang-Hsia

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Liu Chan

Shao Lo-Hui

Wu Chia-Hsiang

Deaf caretaker

Wu Chia-Hsiang

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Wu Te-Shan

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Wan Chung-Shan

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