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Sacrifice to Desolate Spirits
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Sacrifice to Desolate Spirits

1980-03-21 · 90 min · ★ 5.0

Action · Drama

Upon their invasion of Taiwan in 1874, the Japanese team up with a sinister tong to hold a martial arts tournament in a plot to root out and assassinate the region's top resistance fighters, thereby breaking the spirit of Chinese patriotism. Two local kung-fu masters prove more than a match for the invaders.

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Directors
Chang Jen-Chieh
Production companies
Sing Hai Film (H.K.) Co.
Countries
Taiwan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Lung Tien-hsiangLung Tien-hsiang
Tung LiTung Li
Man-Ching Ku
Chiang Hsia
Chen-kuo Chao
Chen-ti Chao
Chan Mei-HuaChan Mei-Hua
Chen Shen-Lin
Tan Chen
Ching Cheng
Cheung Wai
Chia Kai
Chien Ying Chiu
Chin Fei
Ho Wei-Hsiung
Hsiao Hou TaoHsiao Hou Tao
Hsiao Wang
Yan Hsiao
Kuo-Liang Hsu
Kuo-Liang Hsu

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