The Magic Crane

The Magic Crane

Cause and Effect - is Kama

1993 · 93 min · ★ 6.2 · Adventure, Action, Fantasy

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.

Directed by Benny Chan · Written by Tsui Hark

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai Ma Kwun-Mo
Anita Mui Yim-Fong Pak Wan-Fai
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam Butterfly Lam
Lawrence Ng So Pang Hoi
Damian Lau Chung-Yan Yat Yeung-Tze
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung Lam Hoi-Ping
Jay Lau Kam-Ling Lady Jade Flute
Lau Shun Reverend of Tai Kok Temple
Vindy Chan Wai-Yee Chun Ngor
Zhang Tielin General Tsao Hung
Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

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