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The Magic Crane

The Magic Crane

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19936.11h 33m

Overview

On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.

Directed by Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Written by Tsui Hark, Chui Daat-Choh
Produced by Tsui Hark
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Top Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Ma Kwun-Mo

Anita Mui

Anita Mui

Pak Wan-Fai

Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam

Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam

Butterfly Lam

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

So Pang Hoi

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

Yat Yeung-Tze

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Lam Hoi-Ping

Jay Lau Kam-Ling

Jay Lau Kam-Ling

Lady Jade Flute

Lau Shun

Lau Shun

Reverend of Tai Kok Temple

Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

Chun Ngor

Zhang Tielin

Zhang Tielin

General Tsao Hung

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Themes & Keywords

martial artsmagicgorebatturtlecrane

About The Magic Crane

The Magic Crane is a adventure, action, fantasy film released in 1993 exploring themes of martial arts, magic, gore, bat, turtle, crane. Directed by Benny Chan Muk-Sing, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anita Mui, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam. On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.

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