The Magic Crane

Story

Synopsis

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

Writers

Chui Daat-Choh, Tsui Hark

Country

Hong Kong, Taiwan

Release date

18 August 1993

Ensemble

Cast

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  Tony Leung Chiu-wai

  Ma Kwun-Mo

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  Anita Mui Yim-Fong

  Pak Wan-Fai

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  Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam

  Butterfly Lam

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  Lawrence Ng

  So Pang Hoi

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  Damian Lau Chung-Yan

  Yat Yeung-Tze

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  Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

  Lam Hoi-Ping

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  Jay Lau Kam-Ling

  Lady Jade Flute

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  Lau Shun

  Reverend of Tai Kok Temple

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  Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

  Chun Ngor

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  Zhang Tielin

  General Tsao Hung