A CHINESE LEGEND (1991) back to main
Directed by Lau Hung-Cheun; starring Jacky Cheung Hok-Jau, Joey Wong Cho-Yin, Cheung Man, Wu Ma, Lau Shun.
Dare I say it? In many respects, this clone of Ching Siu-Tung's classic A CHINESE GHOST STORY is better than the original. The art direction shows a true sense of imagination, the photography is often breathtaking (and in Scope), and the performers are all at their very best. A pity the special effects look even cheesier than in Ching's film. For fans of supernatural martial-arts fantasies with a fixation on the afterlife, A CHINESE LEGEND is definitely recommended. Colorfully presented, engagingly told: a beautiful film in the true sense of the term.

NOTE: The DVD (China Star) is without subtitles.
The mysterious beauty of 
Yat Long-Kar's (Jacky Cheung) dreams.
Will he ever meet her in real life?
Some kind of heroic trio: Joey Wong,
Jacky Cheung and Cheung Man,
fighting the devil (no less).
Not much love is lost between the
female parts of the triangle:
Mountain Fox (Cheung Man)
and Ku Moon-Cher (Joey Wong).
Hey, we know this guy!
Wu Ma, reprising his role from
A CHINESE GHOST STORY.
Here, he is even better
(and considerably less goofy)
Three stills showing the picturesque
beauty of A CHINESE LEGEND:

Joey Wong performing a
"Dance of the two veils" ...
Jackie Cheung riding towards the horizon...
Mountain Fox carrying the injured
Yat Long-Kar.
You're correct: the cloud in the
background is kind of pink.
Remember the rules in the book
"Sex and Zen and a Bullet in the Head"?
A demon is not really finally dead until
it explodes. Is it?