The Magic Crane
5.9/10
Rating
93 min
Runtime
1993
Release Year
Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Director
Cast
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anita Mui Yim-Fong, Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam, Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah, Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Quick Synopsis
While traveling to a kung fu masters' congress, a young initiate falls from a high cliff but is saved by Tien Lam, a skilled martial artist who rides a large crane. The story unfolds with conflicts between rival martial arts groups and a bitter rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master. An unprincipled master accidentally gains great power after consuming half of a secret scroll. The characters also face a giant tortoise whose spleen emits vapors that help heal poisoned swordsmen. Throughout the film, there are numerous intense aerial battles against nearly unbeatable enemies, along with the expected violent confrontations typical of the genre.
Detailed Synopsis of 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.
