The Knife of Devil's Roaring and Soul Missing (1976)
ThrillerActionAdventureDramaMystery
The movie is structured much like a murder mystery, albeit one that gives the viewer a fight scene every couple of minutes. There’s a murderer who goes by the moniker Devil Swordsman gallivanting around the countryside in an outfit that looks like a ninja cloak by way of a KKK robe who’s killing all of the major kung fu masters and clan leaders with a single swipe to the face. One of his first victims is the head of the White Dragon tribe, whose son, Shan, is played by Dorian Tan Tao-Liang. Shan naturally assumes the role of detective in order to avenge his father, since that’s what people do in these movies.
Director:
Li Kuan-Chang
Writer:
Chien Chin
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Dorian Tan Tao-Liang as |
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Lo Lieh as |
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Doris Lung Chun-Erh as |
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Tung Li as |
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Ou-Yang Chong as |
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Shih Chung-Tien as |
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Chang Fang-Hsia as |
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Liu Ping as |
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Lee Ying as |
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Fai Wan as |
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Wan Chung-Shan as |
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Chi Ying as |
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Fan Feng-Shan as |
| Directing | Li Kuan-Chang | Director |
| Writing | Chien Chin | Screenplay |
| Camera | Wong Chun | Director of Photography |
| Production | Li Kuan-Chang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lee Siu-Cheung | Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Chow Fook-Leung | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Cheung Wah | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Chak So-Yin | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Chow Ming | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Kwok Ting-Hung | Editor |