The Magic Crane (1993)
On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.
Director:
Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Writers:
Chui Daat-Choh, Tsui Hark.
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Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Ma Kwun-Mo |
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Anita Mui Yim-Fong as Pak Wan-Fai |
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Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam as Butterfly Lam |
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Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah as So Pang Hoi |
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Damian Lau Chung-Yan as Yat Yeung-Tze |
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Norman Tsui Siu-Keung as Lam Hoi-Ping |
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Jay Lau Kam-Ling as Lady Jade Flute |
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Lau Shun as Reverend of Tai Kok Temple |
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Vindy Chan Wai-Yee as Chun Ngor |
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Zhang Tielin as General Tsao Hung |
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Vindy Chan Wai-Yee as |
| Sound | Bon Wong | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tsui Hark | Producer |
| Directing | Benny Chan Muk-Sing | Director |
| Art | Ringo Cheung | Art Direction |
| Editing | Marco Mak Chi-Sin | Editor |
| Writing | Tsui Hark | Writer |
| Camera | Ko Chiu-Lam | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tony Miu Kin-Fai | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tom Lau Moon-Tong | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Chui Daat-Choh | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tsui Hark | Screenplay |
| Directing | Albert Mak Kai-Kwong | Assistant Director |
| Directing | William Leung Chi-Ming | Assistant Director |