5th century western China: As constant civil wars scars the nation, to evade death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he becomes entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.
Direction
Tsui Hark invents modern wuxia before your eyes.
Visual Effects
1983 optical effects that still slap harder than most CGI.
Stunts
Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung at peak physical absurdity.
Director
Tsui Hark
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Chang Mei / Red Army Soldier
Yuen Biao
Di Ming Qi / Dik Ming Kei
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow
Ding Yin / Ding Yan
Brigitte Lin
Ice Queen
Moon Lee Choi-Fung
Ice Queen's Guard
Judy Ongg
Lady Li I-Chi
Corey Yuen
Devil Disciple Leader
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Xiao Ru
Mang Hoi
Yi Zhen / Yat Jan
Ha Kwong-Li
Ji Wu Shuang / Chi Wu Chuang (uncredited)
Paul Chung Fat
Blue Commander (uncredited)
Dick Wei
Blue Commander (uncredited)
Fung Hak-On
Evil Disciple (uncredited)
Ka Lee
Orange Army Soldier (uncredited)
Sai Gwa-Pau
Boatman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This basically invented the modern xianxia genre that dominates Chinese fantasy today. Tsui Hark took classical wuxia and said 'but what if gods?'.
The production was so chaotic that Tsui Hark literally rewrote the ending during filming, which explains why the third act feels like ascending dimensions.
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