The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Yang 5th Brother
Alexander Fu Sheng
Yang 6th Brother
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Yang No. 8
Lily Li
Mother Yang (She Tai-chun)
Phillip Ko Fai
Temple Abbot
King Lee King-Chu
Temple Abbot Zhihong
Lam Hak-Ming
General Pan Mei
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Prince Yeh Li Lin
Chu Tit-Wo
Ying Kuei
Lau Kar-Leung
Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter is a action, drama film released in 1984. Directed by Lau Kar-Leung, it stars Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Alexander Fu Sheng, Kara Hui Ying-Hung. The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
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