Invincible Pole Fighter

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter , The Hong Kong movie poster. Traditional 五郎八卦棍 Simplified 五郎八卦棍 Mandarin Wǔ Láng Bā Guà Gùn Cantonese Ng Long Baat Gwaa Gwan Directed by Lau Kar-leung Produced by Mona Fong, Run Me Shaw, Run Run Shaw Written by Lau Kar-leung, Kuang Ni Starring Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu, Kara Hui, Ko Fei Music by Stephen Shing Distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio Release date(s) 1983 Running time 98 minutes Country Hong Kong Language Cantonese The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a 1983 Hong Kong film by Shaw Brothers, directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Gordon Liu and Alexander Fu. It is released as The Invincible Pole Fighters outside of Hong Kong and Invincible Pole Fighter in North America. Alexander Fu died during filming and does not appear in the final showdown as originally written in the script. The film is based on the Generals of the Yang Family (Yeung family in Cantonese) legends. Plot: With help from the treacherous Song Dynasty general Pun Mei, the Khitan-ruled Liao Dynasty army succeeded in trapping the loyal Song general Yeung Yip and his 7 sons at Golden Beach. Yeung Yip and his sons were all killed or captured in the ambush, except for the 5th son and the 6th son who managed to escape. The 6th son returned home, but was severely traumatized by the events. Meanwhile, the 5th son sought refuge in a monastery in Mount Wutai, but the monastery leaders initially did not consider him calm enough to be a Buddhist monk. As blades were not allowed inside a monastery, he used his martial arts training in spears to practice with a pole, eventually developing the unique eight diagram pole fighting technique. When he finally appeared to have put his anger and past behind him, news broke that the Khitans had captured his younger sister, Yeung Baat-mui, who was looking for him. Now he must break Buddhist vows (including not kill and not be bothered by worldly affairs) to save Baat-mui and exact his revenge. Cast: Note: The characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation. Cast Role Description Lily Li Se Choi-fa "Taai-gwan", Yeung Yip's wife Wong Yue Yeung Ping "Daai-long", Yeung Yip's 1st son Lau Kar-wing Yeung Ding "Yi-long", Yeung Yip's 2nd son Mak Tak-law Yeung On "Saam-long", Yeung Yip's 3rd son Hsiao Ho Yeung Fai "Sei-long", Yeung Yip's 4th son Gordon Liu Yeung Dak "Ng-long", Yeung Yip's 5th son Alexander Fu Yeung Chiu "Luk-long", Yeung Yip's 6th son Cheung Chin-pang Yeung Zi "Chat-long", Yeung Yip's 7th son Kara Hui Yeung Kei "Baat-mui", Yeung Yip's daughter and 8th child Yeung Jing-jing Yeung Ying "Gau-mui", Yeung Yip's daughter and 9th child Lam Hak-ming Pun Mei Song Dynasty general Wang Lung-wei Ye-leut Lin Liao Dynasty prince Chu Tiet-woh Gun Kwai Liao Dynasty general Ko Fei abbot of the Ching-leung Monastery Ching Chu Master Ji-hung senior monk at the Ching-leung Monastery Lau Kar-leung hunter Awards and nominations: 1985 - 4th Hong Kong Film Awards Nominated - Lau Kar-leung, Best Action Choreography

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