Opium and the Kung Fu Master

Opium and the Kung Fu Master

1984 · 85 min · ★ 6.9 · Action, Comedy, Drama

A small town is protected by one of the famous Ten Tigers of Kwangtung. The town is very safe as Ti Lung and his Kung Fu students patrol for criminals. Enter the rival Kung Fu school whom Ti Lung's students have beaten in a lion dance competition and then humiliated in a brawl. The rival school is joined by an opium dealing Kung Fu master who plans to turn the town into a community of addicts!

Directed by Tong Kai · Written by Wong Ying

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Ti Lung Tieh Chiao-San
Robert Mak Tak-Law Lu Gua Si
Tong Kai Master Yi Zheng
Chen Kuan-Tai Yung Feng
Leanne Liu Xiao Cui
Phillip Ko Fai Golden Cat
Eddie Koo Koon Chung Master Mo Tian
Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen Da Niu
Lee Hoi-Sang Instructor Zheng Hong
Yue Tau-Wan Wang An
Chan Shen Mr. Lu
Kwan Fung Fuk Chi Lin / Fire Unicorn

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