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Holy Flame of the Martial World

1983 · 85 min

A dizzying, playful martial-arts fever dream full of wild visuals and silly fights that leaves you grinning and slightly baffled.

Overview
A brother and sister seek vengeance for the death of their parents by honing their martial skills and searching for the legendary Holy Flame sword. To avenge their parents they must fight their way through demons, ghosts, ancient booby-trapped temples, and cultish clans.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • survival
  • violence
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour7
Realism2
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy, action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Tony Lou Chun-Ku
Written by
Tony Lou Chun-Ku, Cheung Kwok-Yuen
Starring
Max Mok Siu-chung, Leanne Liu, Yung Jing-Jing, Lau Siu-Kwan, Jason Pai Piao, Phillip Kwok Chui, Yeung Ching-Ching, Liu Lai-Ling
Music
So Jan-Hau, Stephen Shing Gam-Wing
Cinematography
Philip Ma Kam-Cheung
Runtime
85 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, English

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