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Dragon Blows

1973 · 92 min

A punchy old-school martial-arts yarn that opens with a jolt then settles into earnest, mostly bloodless chase-and-rescue mayhem.

Directed by
Wong Tin-lam
Genres
Drama, Action
Starring
Lisa Chiao Chiao, Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin, Hu Chin
Overview
It starts out in rip roaring fashion, with our heroine (genre veteran Chiao Chiao) watching an out of control man rip the bodice from a struggling farm girl. Incensed by this brutality and no doubt offended by the film's one and only topless scene, she rams her fist through a brick wall and kills the man with her distinctive 'dragon blow'. Enter the film's male hero, her brother, who scolds his sister for using this deadly and forbidden weapon. The story then commences in earnest, as brother and sister end up protecting a poor orphan girl who has a valuable jade necklace that a nefarious criminal syndicate is desperate to obtain. Much mayhem ensues, though the film remains chaste and relatively bloodless after its promising beginning.

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Directed by
Wong Tin-lam
Genres
Drama, Action
Starring
Lisa Chiao Chiao, Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin, Hu Chin
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • crime
  • family
  • violence
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, action
Directed by
Wong Tin-lam
Written by
Yi-Sheng Hsiao
Starring
Lisa Chiao Chiao, Charlie Chin Chiang-Lin, Hu Chin, Liu Ping, Lee Hui Yun, Huang Chung, Liu Yun Hui, Ching Shun Lin
Runtime
92 min
Country
Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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