Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion

Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion

★ 6.0IMDb Score
Released:1977-08-03
Duration:94 min
Country:Taiwan
Director:Karl Liao
Actors:Angela Mao Ying, Don Wong Tao, Jen-ping Su, Wen Chiang-Lung, Doris Lung Chun-Erh
Production:

Overview:

Tyrone Shu directs Lung Chun, Wang Tao, and Angela Mao in the historically set martial arts film Moonlight Sword & Jade Lion. During the Sung Dynasty, Mao plays a martial arts expert who finds herself involved in a variety of political intrigues. "Feisty ace martial artist Chu Siew Yen promises her teacher that she will find his missing brother. During her search Chu also tries to discover the identity of the person who killed her parents. Of course, accomplishing said tasks proves easier said than done as Chu faces opposition from many people she encounters on the way to uncovering the truth." Written by Woodyanders

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