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Kung Fu Cult Master (Chinese: 倚天屠龍記之魔教教主) is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Directed by Wong Jing, it featured fight choreography by Sammo Hung, and starred Jet Li, Sharla Cheung, Chingmy Yau and Gigi Lai in the lead roles.
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| Traditional | 倚天屠龍記 之 魔教教主 |
| Simplified | 倚天屠龙记 之 魔教教主 |
| Mandarin | Yǐ Tiān Tú Lóng Jì Zhi Mó Jiào Jiào Zhǔ |
| Cantonese | Ji2 Tin1 Tou4 Lung4 Gei3 Zi1 Mo1 Gaau3 Gaau1 Zu2 |
| Directed by | Wong Jing |
| Screenplay by | Wong Jing |
| Story by | Louis Cha |
| Produced by | Jet Li |
| Starring | Jet Li Sharla Cheung Chingmy Yau Gigi Lai Sammo Hung |
| Cinematography | Bill Wong |
| Edited by | Poon Hung |
| Music by | Joseph Koo |
Production company | Win's Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Gala Film Distribution Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese Mandarin |
| Box office | HK$10,437,757 |
The controversy of the film was changing the protagonist's character from a righteous hero to a power-hungry and vengeful hypocrite, and thus not faithful to the novel. As the film performed poorly at the box office, plans for its sequels were cancelled and hence its cliffhanger ending was left unresolved.
Plot
Zhang Wuji and his parents return from an isolated island and travel to Mount Wudang to celebrate his grandteacher Zhang Sanfeng's 100th birthday. Several martial artists attempt to force Zhang Wuji's parents to reveal the whereabouts of his godfather, Xie Xun, but they refuse and commit suicide in defiance. Zhang Wuji has been seriously injured by the Xuanming Elders and almost dies, but Zhang Sanfeng shows special care towards him and attempts to preserve his life. However, that incurs the jealousy of his senior Song Qingshu, who collaborates with Zhou Zhiruo of the Emei Sect to harm him.
One day, Zhang Wuji is bullied by Song Qingshu and falls off a cliff together with Xiaozhao, a girl who helped him. They meet Huogong Toutuo by coincidence and Zhang recovers from his wounds completely and learns the powerful "Nine Yang Skill" in the process. Zhang discovers later that the Shaolin Sect is plotting with five other martial arts sects to attack Bright Peak, the headquarters of the Ming Cult, where Zhang's maternal grandfather, Yin Tianzheng, is. Zhang ventures into a forbidden place on the peak and finds the "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" manual, mastering another powerful skill, and he helps the Ming Cult defeat the six sects. The cult members are grateful to Zhang and choose him to be their leader.
Zhang Wuji discovers that the conflict between the Ming Cult and the six sects was instigated by his godfather's sworn enemy, Cheng Kun, who has been in disguise as a Shaolin monk all this while. At the same time, he encounters Zhao Min, a Mongol princess who is also an enemy of his cult. She uses a special drug to poison the cult's members. When Zhang demands that she gives him the antidote, she makes him promise to help her do three things in exchange for the antidote. At the same time, Yin Tianzheng and the cult's members, who mistakenly think that the Shaolin Sect was behind the poisoning, go to Shaolin Monastery to take revenge but, to their surprise, they see corpses everywhere.
In fact, Song Qingshu had betrayed the Wudang Sect and defected to the Mongol-led Yuan government. He is plotting with Zhao Min and her men to kill Zhang Sanfeng, but Zhang Wuji returns in time and saves his grandteacher. Zhang promises to not use his newly mastered skills and manages to defeat the Xuanming Elders using taijiquan. The film ends on a cliffhanger as Zhao Min leaves after telling Zhang Wuji to go to Dadu to find her if he wants to rescue the missing members of the six sects.
Cast
- Jet Li as Chang Mo-Gei (Zhang Wuji)
- Sharla Cheung as Chao Min / Yan So-so (Zhao Min / Yin Susu)
- Gigi Lai as Chow Chi-yu (Zhou Zhiruo)
- Chingmy Yau as Tsu Chu (Xiaozhao)
- Sammo Hung as Chang San-fung (Zhang Sanfeng)
- Francis Ng as Chang Tsui San (Zhang Cuishan)
- Sun Mengquan as No-mercy (Miejue)
- Bryan Leung as Jinx / Luk Sin-sang / Sung Yuen Kin (Lu Zhangke)
- Collin Chou as Sung Ching Su (Song Qingshu)
- Richard Ng as Wai Yat-siu (Wei Yixiao)
- Yan Huaili as Xie Xun
- Cho Wing as Shaolin monk fighter
- Tenky Tin as Mount Hua priest
- Ekin Cheng
- Lam Ching-ying
- John Ching
- Chow Yee-fan
Alternate titles
Alternate titles for the film include:
- Kung Fu Master (DVD release Oct 9, 1999)
- Evil Cult USA (DVD release Dec 10, 2000)
- Lord of the Wu Tang (DVD release Feb 6, 1996)
External links
- Kung Fu Cult Master at IMDb
- Kung Fu Cult Master at Rotten Tomatoes
- Kung Fu Cult Master at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
На других языках
- [en] Kung Fu Cult Master
[ru] Служители зла
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