Evil Karate (1971) Cheung Ching-Ching Taiwanese Fantasy
3880DVD
A
Legendary Taiwanese Fantasy
with Talking Chairs, Flying People and Kung Fu Snakes
original Taiwanese title:
GUI MEN TAI JI
director: Joseph
Kuo (Ping Han Chiang)
starring Cheung
Ching-Ching ·
Nau Chiang ·
O Yau Man · Chiang
Ching-Hsia ·
Chiang Tao ·
Chi Boa-Ju
The
setting is the underground lair of Devil's Gate, home to the ruthless
and extremely powerful King Hades Yen. Through the mystery of the talking
chair [pic above left], the Seven Masters of Poison are instructed to
find and eliminate the evil martial-arts monk Lo Tien Hung within ten
days, before he discovers the secret of Jade Pendant. Seemingly, this
Pendant contains information as to the whereabouts of a manuscript which
yields great powers and could potentially destroy the entire known world.
The Seven Masters then set off to find Lo Tien Hung but they start to
wonder if the world is any safer in the hands of King Hades Yen.
This
fantasy actioner stars Cheung Ching-Ching, the absolute queen of Taiwan
martial arts. But she doesn't show up until about half way through the
film. In the meantime, here is a kung fu world where people can fly,
smash boulders, and train at secret kung fu techniques. The film features
a parade of mindboggling elements including a female fighter who wears
a snake and uses it as a weapon, an old farmer fighting with a fishing
pole, talking chairs and a villain who has turned gold.
A Taiwanese
film with English subtitles; widescreen format, uncut (96 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
trailers.
