
Human Lanterns(1982)
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.

After seeing his father murdered and his mother abducted by a caveman-like martial arts cult, a small boy is taken in by a wizened old kung fu master, who rigorously trains him until he is endowed with almost supernatural fighting skills. This training, however, takes much less time than it would in most martial arts films, in which the kid would attain mastery at about the same time he reaches adulthood. Instead what we get is a sword-wielding 5 year old waging a bloody war of revenge against an assortment of adult-sized demons and people in heartbreakingly threadbare monster costumes.
Lan Bao
Fei Tien Tung

Yueh Yang

Chiang Kuang-Chao
Lin Yueh Yun

Liu Ping

Ko Hsiao-Pao
Chu Ga-Wai
Ma Chang
Ngok Fung
Wang Yung
The Dwarf Sorcerer is a action, fantasy, horror film released in 1974 exploring themes of martial arts. Directed by Yu Han-Hsiang, it stars Lan Bao, Yueh Yang, Chiang Kuang-Chao. After seeing his father murdered and his mother abducted by a caveman-like martial arts cult, a small boy is taken in by a wizened old kung fu master, who rigorously trains him until he is endowed with almost supernatural fighting skills. This training, however, takes much less time than it would in most martial arts films, in which the kid would attain mastery at about the same time he reaches adulthood. Instead what we get is a sword-wielding 5 year old waging a bloody war of revenge against an assortment of adult-sized demons and people in heartbreakingly threadbare monster costumes.
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