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1977 Hong Kong film
To Kill with Intrigue
Original film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劍花煙雨江南
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjiàn huā yān yǔ jiāng nán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggim3 faa1 jin1 jyu5 gong1 naam4
Directed byLo Wei
Written byGu Long
Produced byHsu Li-hwa
Lo Wei
StarringJackie Chan
Hsu Feng
Jeong Hee
George Wang
Chu Feng
CinematographyChen Chong-yuan
Edited byKwok Ting-Hung
Music byFrankie Chan
Production
companies		Lo Wei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Distributed byLo Wei Motion Picture Company
Release dates
  • 22 July 1977 (1977-07-22) (Hong Kong)
  • 24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) (South Korea)
Running time106 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
South Korea
LanguagesMandarin
Korean
Box officeUS$254,826 (est.)

To Kill with Intrigue (Chinese: 劍花煙雨江南, Korean: 신당산대형) is a 1977 historical action-drama film directed by Lo Wei. A joint Hong Kong and South Korean co-production with martial arts, revenge and romance film elements, the film stars Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan with Taiwanese actress Hsu Feng and South Korean actress Jeong Hee. The movie was filmed in South Korea.

Plot

Ding Can-ren (Hsu Feng) leads a gang known as the Killer Bees on a revenge mission to kill Lei Shao-feng (Jackie Chan) and his family. However, she kills everyone but Lei Shao-feng and falls in love with him.

Cast

  • Jackie Chan – as Lei Shao-feng
  • Hsu Feng – as Ding Can-ren
  • Jeong Hee (credited as Yu Ling Lung) – as Qian-qian (also known as Chin Chin)
  • Shin Il-Ryong – as Jin-chuan
  • George Wang – as Dragon Escort Master
  • Chan Wai Lau – as assassin's chief
  • Chan San Yat – as assassin
  • To Wai Wo – as assassin
  • Yuen Biao – as assassin
  • Chin Yuet Sang – as castle guard

Production

Jackie mentions, in his book I Am Jackie Chan, how much of the plot is confusing, and he was sure that even the director, Lo Wei, didn't even know what was going on. He has also gone on to express that the generally cold weather at the time of filming made for a frustrating experience.

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$292,664.90 (US$62,804). In South Korea, it sold 103,265 tickets in Seoul, equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately ₩92,938,500 (US$192,022). This adds up to a total estimated gross of approximately US$254,826 in Hong Kong and Seoul, equivalent to US$1.364 million adjusted for inflation.

Trivia

  • For the Japanese release of this film, the name of Chu Feng's character, Chin Chin, had to be changed because Chin Chin is the slang for penis in Japan.

See also

References

  1. ^ "영화정보" [Movie Information]. KOFIC (in Korean). Korean Film Council. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. ^ Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios (2009 ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-7864-4323-9.
  3. "To Kill with Intrigue". Amazon.com. 88 Films. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. Chan, Jackie; Yang, Jeff (1999). "Wooden Men and Chen". I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action (1999 with new postlude ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 227. ISBN 0-345-42913-3. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ Chan, Jackie; Yang, Jeff (1999). "My Films". I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action (1999 with new postlude ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 371. ISBN 0-345-42913-3. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. "To Kill with Intrigue (1977)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  7. "Official exchange rate (HK$ per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1977. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  8. Park, Seung Hyun (2000). A Cultural Interpretation of Korean Cinema, 1988-1997. Indiana University. p. 119. Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974–1997 * Source: Korea Cinema Yearbook (1997–1998) * Currency: won Foreign 1977 900
  9. "Official exchange rate (KRW per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1982. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

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