Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery is based on a seminal wuxia novel that's been adapted for the screen numerous times throughout the history of Hong Kong martial arts cinema.
Loretta Yang Hui-shan
Mang Fei
Pai Ying
Alan Lau
Violet Pan Ying-Zi
Lung Fei
Chi Kuan-Chun
Ou Di
Chang Ling
Chan Chung-Yung
Red Lotus Temple on Fire is a fantasy, action film released in 1982 exploring themes of martial arts, wuxia. Directed by Yu Han-Hsiang, it stars Loretta Yang Hui-shan, Mang Fei, Pai Ying. Burning of the Red Lotus Monastery is based on a seminal wuxia novel that's been adapted for the screen numerous times throughout the history of Hong Kong martial arts cinema.
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