The Magic Crane

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.

6.1

93 min

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

as Ma Kwun-Mo

Anita Mui

as Pak Wan-Fai

Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam

as Butterfly Lam

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

as So Pang Hoi

Damian Lau Chung-Yan

as Yat Yeung-Tze

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

as Lam Hoi-Ping

Jay Lau Kam-Ling

as Lady Jade Flute

Lau Shun

as Reverend of Tai Kok Temple

Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

as Chun Ngor

Zhang Tielin

as General Tsao Hung

Vindy Chan Wai-Yee

Director

Benny Chan Muk-Sing