english title | Usurpers of Emperor's Power |
year | 1983 |
country | Hong-Kong |
director | HUA Shan - 华山 | |
actor | WONG Lik | |
LUNG Tien-Hsiang | ||
David LAM Wai | ||
HUNG San-Nam | ||
CHUN Wong | ||
CHAN Shen - 詹森 | ||
LAM Fai Wong | ||
Anthony LAU Wing | ||
LAU Suet Hua | ||
Max MOK Siu-Chung - 莫少聪 |
genres | fantasy wu xia pian (swordplay) |
production studio | Shaw Brothers 邵氏 |
Usurpers Of Emperor's Power has all the elements of a good martial arts film: a power struggle amongst royalty, imperial spies, jianghu wars - and plenty of action. Liu Yung (who would go on to star in all of Bruce Lee's movies) plays Li Lang, a court official out to avenge his former emperor. The target is easy to hate: the power-hungry Kuang-yi (Chao Kuo) is a plundering rapist and a cold-blooded murderer. But can one man take on the imperial army?