The Golden Lion (1975)
Director Ho Meng-hua is one of Shaw Studio's most versatile directors. He's helmed romances, mysteries, award-winning dramas, contemporary action films, historical costume dramas, fantasies, and, finally, popular swordplay movies. The title character in this one is a chivalrous thief who raises the jealous ire of the rival Red Shirt Gang. There's plenty of action in this adventure, which sweeps from the plains to the mountains ... to the sound of slashing swords.
- Released
- 1975-12-21
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Ho Meng-Hua
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Chao Hsiung as Golden Lion Dai Xiaoyao
- Li Ching as Lu Wen Fang
- James Nam Seok-Hoon as Lu Min Yip
- Fang Mian as Doctor Lu Guo Jing
- Wang Hsieh as Wang Jian Chao
- Lee Man-Chow as Lu Min Yip's Cousin
- Pang Pang as Brother Three
- Chan Shen as Brother Eight
- Goo Chim-Hung as Huang Zhong
- Wong Ching-Ho as Wang's Thug
- Law Hon as Wang's Thug
- Chai No as Wang's Thug