“Chu Lucyang 2: The Legend of the Bat” or simply “The Legend of the Bat” [4] is a Hong Kong feature film directed by . The second film from the trilogy about Chu Lusyan: the first film of the series - “ Chu Lusyan ” (1977), the last - “ Chu Lusyan: The Village of Ghosts ” (1982) [5] [6] .
| Chu Lusiang 2: The Legend of the Bat | |
|---|---|
| Chinese 楚留香 之 二 蝙蝠 傳奇 Yale : Cho 2 Lau 4 Heung 1 Ji 1 Yi 6 Bin 1 Fuk 1 Chyun 4 Gei 1 Legend of the bat | |
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| Genre | action movie Detective film thriller |
| Producer | |
| Producer | Shao Yifu |
| Author script | Chu Yuan |
| In the main cast | Ti moon |
| Operator | Won Cheat |
| Composer | |
| Film company | Shaw brothers |
| Duration | 101 min |
| Fees | 1,514,997.3 HK $ [1] |
| A country |  Hong Kong |
| Tongue | Cantonese [2] [3] |
| Year | 1978 |
| IMDb | ID 0079454 |
Story
The hero of the fighting world, Chu Lusiang and his ally, a professional mercenary, Idianhong become witnesses of a shipwreck and are met by the Fumei master. They also find out that a squad of well-trained warriors was killed at a meeting in the Symin mansion. The only survivor is a man named Yuan Suifeng, who lost his memory after serious injuries. A company of people learns about Bat Island, where everyone can buy whatever they want, if he has money. Lyusyan and his friends go there for answers. However, they are not the only ones heading to that place: Li Yuhan and his wife, Liu Momei, are in search of a cure; Jin Lingzhi wants to track down his father; a squad of imperial guards must arrest the chief on the island, Bat.
Cast
| Actor | Character Original Name [7] | Cantonese reading | Reading on Putonghua |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ti moon | 楚留香 | Cho Lauhyun | Chu Lusiang |
| 一點 紅 | Yattimhun | Idianhong | |
| 原 隨風 | Yun Chuyfun | Yuan Suifeng | |
| 柳 無 眉 | Lau moomei | Liu Momei | |
| 李玉 函 | Lei Yukham | Li Yuhan | |
| 勾子長 | Kau Chichyon | Gou Zichang | |
| 金靈芝 | Cam Lynchi | Jin Lingzhi | |
| 原隨雲 | Yun Chheiwan | Yuan Suiyun | |
| 丁楓 | Ting fun | Ding Feng | |
| 向 飛天 | Hyun Faithinh | Xiang Feitian | |
| Ngay Fei | 龍 五 | Moon ng | Moon woo |
| Chan Shikai | 李 紅袖 | Lei Hongchau | Li Hongxu |
| Zhuang Li | 宋 甜 兒 | Song Thimi | Sun Tianier |
| Liu Huilin | 高亞男 | Kou Anam | Gao Yanan |
Box office fees
The Hong Kong premiere of the painting took place on August 7, 1978. According to the results of twelve days of film distribution, the tape collected 1,514,997.3 HK $ [1] .
Reviews
Film critic Andrew Saroch from the resource Far East Films gave a restrained rating to the film (3.5 stars out of 5 possible) and concluded [8] :
| The Bat Legend suffers from the same problems as its predecessor, consisting in its headache-causing twists and turns. |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 1978 香港 票房 | 中国 电影 票房 排行榜 (Chinese) . BoxOfficeCn .
- ↑ 1 2 楚留香 之 二 蝙蝠 傳奇 Legend of the bat (Chinese) . Hong Kong Film Archive .
- ↑ 楚留香 之 二 蝙蝠 傳奇 (1978) (Chinese) . Chinese Movie Database .
- ↑ The Legend of the Bat (Legend of the Bat, 1978) . HKCinema.ru .
- ↑ Matt L. Reifschneider. Shaw Brothers Top 10 Blu Ray Box Sets - A WISHLIST . Celestial Pictures (August 1, 2016). Date of treatment March 27, 2018. Archived March 24, 2018.
- ↑ Bian fu chuan qi (1978) - Connections . Internet Movie Database .
- ↑ 蝙蝠 傳奇 (1978) (Chinese) . Hong Kong Movie DataBase .
- ↑ Saroch, Andrew Legend Of The Bat . Far East Films (April 6, 2015). Archived February 3, 2019.
Links
- "Chu Lucyang 2: The Legend of the Bat" (English) on the Internet Movie Database (Retrieved June 16, 2019)
- "Chu Lucyang 2: The Legend of the Bat" on the Hong Kong Cinemagic website