Clans of Intrigue
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| Clans of Intrigue | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 楚留香 |
| Simplified Chinese | 楚留香 |
| Directed by | Chor Yuen |
| Screenplay by | Ni Kuang |
| Story by | Gu Long |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
| Starring | Ti Lung Ling Yun Elliot Ngok Nora Miao Lee Ching Betty Pei |
| Cinematography | Wong Chit |
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung |
| Music by | Frankie Chan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Clans of Intrigue is a 1977 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Fragrance in the Sea of Blood of Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang novel series. The film was directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starred Ti Lung as the lead character. It was followed by Legend of the Bat (1978) and Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982). There's a 1993 Hong Kong movie of the same genre and title directed by Chan Muk Chuen and starred Mang Fei and Yang Guan Guan..
Plot
[edit]Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.
Cast
[edit]- Ti Lung as Chu Liuxiang
- Elliot Ngok as Monk Wuhua
- Lee Ching as Black Pearl
- Nora Miao as Gong Nanyan
- Betty Pei as Shuimu Yinji
- Ling Yun as Zhongyuan Yidianhong
- Tin Ching as Nangong Lin
- Nancy Yen as Qiu Lingsu
- Chan Si-gai as Su Rongrong
- Lau Wai-ling as Li Hongxiu
- Chong Lee as Song Tian'er
- Ku Feng as Leng Qiuhun
- Ku Wen-chung as Abbot Tianfeng
- Cheng Miu as Sun Xuepu
- Norman Chui as Song Gang
- Yuen Wah as Iga Ninja
- Keung Hon
- Ku Kuan-chung
- Chan Shen
- Teresa Ha
- Yeung Chi-hing
- Shum Lo
- Wong Ching-ho
- Ng Hong-sang
- Liu Wai
- Lee Sau-kei
- Siu Kam
- Ngai Fei
- Leung Seung-wan
- Corey Yuen
- Wong Pau-gei
- Lee Hang
- Yuen Cheung-yan
- Chui Fat
- Tang Tak-cheung
- Hsu Hsia
- Wong Chi-keung
- San Kuai
- Alan Chan
- Ting Tung
- Ng Yuen-fan
- Hung Ling-ling
- Lui Hung
- Cheung Chok-chow
- Mama Hung
- Wang Han-chen
- Chin Chun
- Cheung Sek-au
- Cheung Hei
- Gam Tin-chue
- Tsang Chor-lam
- Brandy Yuen
- Kong Chuen
- Man Man
External links
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- 1977 films
- 1977 martial arts films
- Wuxia films
- Hong Kong martial arts films
- Hong Kong action thriller films
- 1970s action thriller films
- 1970s mystery films
- Shaw Brothers Studio films
- 1970s Mandarin-language films
- Works based on Chu Liuxiang (novel series)
- Lesbian-related films
- Films directed by Chor Yuen
- Films based on works by Gu Long
- 1970s Hong Kong films
- 1970s Hong Kong film stubs