To Kill with Intrigue
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Traditional Chinese | Kiếm hoa mưa bụi Giang Nam | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Lo Wei | ||||||||||
Written by | Gu Long | ||||||||||
Produced by | Hsu Li-hwa[2] Lo Wei | ||||||||||
Starring | Jackie Chan Hsu Feng Jeong Hee George Wang Chu Feng | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Chen Chong-yuan[2] | ||||||||||
Music by | Frankie Chan | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Lo Wei Motion Picture Company | ||||||||||
Release dates | 22 July 1977 (Hong Kong) 24 September 1977 (South Korea)[1] | ||||||||||
Running time | 106 minutes | ||||||||||
Countries | Hong Kong South Korea | ||||||||||
Languages | Mandarin Korean | ||||||||||
Box office | US$254,826(est.) |
To Kill with Intrigue(Chinese:Kiếm hoa mưa bụi Giang Nam,Korean:신당산대형) is a1977historicalaction-drama filmdirected byLo Wei.A joint Hong Kong and South Korean co-production withmartial arts,revengeandromance filmelements,[1][3]the film starsHong Kong action moviestarJackie Chanwith Taiwanese actressHsu Fengand South Korean actress Jeong Hee.[1]The movie was filmed inSouth Korea.
Plot
Ding Can-ren (Hsu Feng) leads a gang known as the Killer Bees on a revenge mission to kill Lei Shao-feng (Jackie Chan) and his family. However, she kills everyone but Lei Shao-feng and falls in love with him.
Cast
- Jackie Chan- as Lei Shao-feng
- Hsu Feng- as Ding Can-ren
- Jeong Hee (credited as Yu Ling Lung) - as Qian-qian (also known as Chin Chin)
- Shin Il-Ryong - as Jin-chuan
- George Wang- as Dragon Escort Master
- Chan Wai Lau - as assassin's chief
- Chan San Yat - as assassin
- To Wai Wo - as assassin
- Yuen Biao- as assassin
- Chin Yuet Sang - as castle guard
Production
Jackie mentions, in his bookI Am Jackie Chan,how much of the plot is confusing, and he was sure that even the director, Lo Wei, didn't even know what was going on.[4]He has also gone on to express that the generally cold weather at the time of filming made for a frustrating experience.[5]
Box office
In Hong Kong, the film grossedHK$292,664.90[6](US$62,804).[7]In South Korea, it sold 103,265 tickets inSeoul,[1]equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately₩92,938,500[8](US$192,022).[9]This adds up to a total estimated gross of approximatelyUS$254,826in Hong Kong and Seoul, equivalent toUS$1.364 millionadjusted for inflation.
Trivia
- For theJapaneserelease of this film, the name of Chu Feng's character, Chin Chin, had to be changed because Chin Chin is the slang for penis in Japan.[5]
See also
- Jackie Chan filmography
- List of Hong Kong films
- List of martial arts films
- Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal(1999), anoriginal video animationseries involving similar plot elements
References
- ^abcd"영화정보"[Movie Information].KOFIC(in Korean).Korean Film Council.Retrieved26 August2019.
- ^abCharles, John (2000).The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios(2009 ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 315.ISBN978-0-7864-4323-9.
- ^"To Kill with Intrigue".Amazon.88 Films. 10 December 2018.Retrieved20 June2020.
- ^Chan, Jackie;Yang, Jeff(1999). "Wooden Men and Chen".I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action(1999 with new postlude ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 227.ISBN0-345-42913-3.Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2012.Retrieved23 June2024.
- ^abChan, Jackie;Yang, Jeff(1999). "My Films".I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action(1999 with new postlude ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 371.ISBN0-345-42913-3.Archived fromthe originalon 21 August 2012.Retrieved23 June2024.
- ^"To Kill with Intrigue (1977)".Hong Kong Movie Database.Retrieved19 June2020.
- ^"Official exchange rate (HK$ per US$, period average)".World Bank.1977.Retrieved7 December2018.
- ^Park, Seung Hyun (2000).A Cultural Interpretation of Korean Cinema, 1988-1997.Indiana University.p. 119.
Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974-1997 [...] * Source: Korea Cinema Yearbook (1997-1998) * Currency: won [...] Foreign [...] 1977 [...] 900
- ^"Official exchange rate (KRW per US$, period average)".World Bank.1982.Retrieved7 December2018.
External links
- 1977 films
- 1977 martial arts films
- 1977 action films
- 1970s action drama films
- 1970s historical drama films
- 1970s Cantonese-language films
- Films based on works by Gu Long
- Films shot in South Korea
- Historical action films
- Hong Kong films about revenge
- Hong Kong action films
- Hong Kong historical films
- Hong Kong martial arts films
- Hong Kong multilingual films
- Hong Kong romantic drama films
- 1970s Korean-language films
- South Korean films about revenge
- South Korean action drama films
- South Korean historical drama films
- South Korean martial arts films
- South Korean multilingual films
- South Korean romantic drama films
- 1970s Hong Kong films
- 1970s Hong Kong film stubs
- Martial arts film stubs