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Demon of the Lute

1983 · 107 min

A lively, lightweight martial-arts romp with magical stakes, quick fights and a playful, undemanding adventure mood.

Directed by
Tang Tak-Cheung
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Chin Siu-Ho, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Kei Kong-Hung
Overview
A group of heroes is assigned a mission to find a magical flute that has the capacity to annihilate everything in a certain radius.

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Directed by
Tang Tak-Cheung
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Chin Siu-Ho, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Kei Kong-Hung
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror2
    Humour4
    Realism3
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    action, fantasy, adventure, comedy
    Directed by
    Tang Tak-Cheung
    Written by
    Tang Tak-Cheung
    Starring
    Chin Siu-Ho, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Kei Kong-Hung, Phillip Kwok Chui, Lung Tien-hsiang, Jason Pai Piao, Kwan Fung, Richard Yuen Tak
    Music
    Dominic Chow
    Cinematography
    Wong Chit
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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