Movie
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Overview
The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
Details
- Release date
- 1984-02-17
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Shaw Brothers
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- CN
Cast
- Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Yang 5th Brother
- Alexander Fu Sheng as Yang 6th Brother
- Kara Hui Ying-Hung as Yang No. 8
- Lily Li as Mother Yang (She Tai-chun)
- Phillip Ko Fai as Temple Abbot
- King Lee King-Chu as Temple Abbot Zhihong
- Lam Hak-Ming as General Pan Mei
- Johnny Wang Lung-Wei as Prince Yeh Li Lin
- Chu Tit-Wo as Ying Kuei
- Lau Kar-leung as Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape
- Richard Yuen Tak as Yang Loyalist with Golden Blade
- Yeung Sai-Gwan as Tartar General
Crew
- Lau Kar-leung - Director
- Ni Kuang - Screenplay
- Lau Kar-leung - Screenplay
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