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.
Director
Benny Chan Muk-Sing
Writer
Tsui Hark, Chui Daat-Choh, Tsui Hark
Cast
Tony Leung
Ma Kwun-Mo
Anita Mui
Pak Wan-Fai
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Butterfly Lam
Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah
So Pang Hoi
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Yat Yeung-Tze
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Lam Hoi-Ping
Jay Lau Kam-Ling
Lady Jade Flute
Lau Shun
Reverend of Tai Kok Temple
Zhang Tielin
General Tsao Hung
