The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
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| The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter | ||
|---|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin Wǔláng Bāguà Gùn | | |
| Yue: Cantonese | ||
| Jyutping | Ng5long4 Baat3gwaa3 Gwan3 | |
Kara Hui
Ko Fei
Ko Fei
Release date
- 1984
Running time
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a
Alexander Fu
(in his final film appearance). It was released as The Invincible Pole Fighters outside of Hong Kong and Invincible Pole Fighter in North America.
Alexander Fu died in a car accident before the filming of The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter was finished. The script was partly re-written after his death and Fu's character does not appear in the final showdown as originally written in the script.[1]
The film is based on the Generals of the Yang Family (Yeung family in Cantonese) legends.
Plot
With help from the treacherous
eight diagram
pole fighting technique. When he finally appeared to have put his anger and past behind him, news broke that the Khitans had captured his younger sister, Yeung Baat-mui, who was looking for him. Now he must break his Buddhist vows, which include not killing any living being and not being bothered by worldly affairs, to save Baat-mui and exact his revenge.
Cast
- Note: The characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
| Cast | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lily Li | Se Choi-fa | "Taai-gwan", Yeung Yip's wife |
| Wong Yue | Yeung Ping | "Daai-long", Yeung Yip's 1st son |
| Lau Kar-wing | Yeung Ding |
"Yi-long", Yeung Yip's 2nd son |
| Mak Tak-law | Yeung On | "Saam-long", Yeung Yip's 3rd son |
| Hsiao Ho | Yeung Fai | "Sei-long", Yeung Yip's 4th son |
| Gordon Liu | Yeung Dak | "Ng-long", Yeung Yip's 5th son |
Alexander Fu |
Yeung Chiu | "Luk-long", Yeung Yip's 6th son |
| David Cheung Chin-pang | Yeung Zi | "Chat-long", Yeung Yip's 7th son |
Kara Hui |
Yeung Kei | "Baat-mui", Yeung Yip's daughter and 8th child |
| Yeung Jing-jing | Yeung Ying | "Gau-mui", Yeung Yip's daughter and 9th child |
| Lam Hak-ming | Pun Mei | Song dynasty general |
| Wang Lung-wei | Ye-leut Lin | Liao dynasty prince |
| Chu Tiet-woh | Gun Kwai | Liao dynasty general |
| Ko Fei | abbot of the Ching-leung Monastery | |
| Ching Chu | Master Ji-hung | senior monk at the Ching-leung Monastery |
Yuen Tak |
Yang Loyalist with the golden blade | |
| Lau Kar-leung | hunter |
Production
Actors Alexander Fu Sheng, his younger brother David Cheung Chin-pang and Wong Yue were involved in an automobile accident in which Fu Sheng died. At the time of his death, he had not finished filming his role after which the director subsequently rewrote Fu's parts for Kara Wai's 8th child character.[2]
Awards and nominations
1985 – 4th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated – Lau Kar-leung, Best Action Choreography
References
- ^ "Alexander Sheng Fu". 12 May 2013.
- ^ Exclusive Kara Hui Interview Part 3 - Favorite Role, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 2 April 2020
External links
- Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter at IMDb
- Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter at AllMovie
