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Battles with the Red Boy

Battles with the Red Boy

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Overview

Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.

Directed by Wu Chia-Chun
Written by Wu Cheng'en, Tao Pai
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Top Cast

Tien Niu

Tien Niu

Red Boy

H

Hsiao-Ping Yang

Chang Chiang

Chang Chiang

F

Fan Chiang

Yang Kuei-Yu

Yang Kuei-Yu

Chiang Kuang-Chao

Chiang Kuang-Chao

J

Jie-Ping Kao

C

Chien-Kuo Lung

C

Chieh-Ping Kao

Shang-Kuan Liang

Shang-Kuan Liang

Themes & Keywords

fairy talemythologysaiyukimonkey king

About Battles with the Red Boy

Battles with the Red Boy is a action, adventure, fantasy, animation film released in 1972 exploring themes of fairy tale, mythology, saiyuki, monkey king. Directed by Wu Chia-Chun, it stars Tien Niu, Hsiao-Ping Yang, Chang Chiang. Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.

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