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Jin yan zi

Jin yan zi

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 33m
AdventureDramaFantasy
5.8
IMDB Rating
93 votes

A poor scholar named Lo Chih-Chiu rescues a swallow from three mischievous boys and frees it. The swallow transforms into a mystical female elf named Hsiao-Hseuh, who returns the good deed by rescuing Chih-Chiu from ruthless warlo...

Director
Sing-Pui O
Writers
N/A
Stars
Cherie Chung, Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong, Norman Chu
Release Date
December 16, 1987
Language
Cantonese, Mandarin
Country
Hong Kong
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Cherie Chung
Cherie Chung
as Hsiao-Hsueh
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Anthony Yiu-Ming Wong
as Lo Chih-Chiu
Norman Chu
Norman Chu
as Feng Cheng-Tien
Ivy Ling Po
Ivy Ling Po
as Witch Queen
Richard Ng
Richard Ng
as Hsiang Yu
Eric Tsang
Eric Tsang
as Hsiang Tso
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Sze-Pui Ngai
as Hsiao-Shuang
Pak-Cheung Chan
Pak-Cheung Chan
as Boatman
Bun Yuen
Bun Yuen
as Demon
Fung Ging-Man
Fung Ging-Man
as Countryman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
Alan and Eric Films Ltd.

🏷️ Keywords

witchswordsword fightslingshotlantern

🎯 Categories

CantoneseAdventureDramaFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

More Like a Brown Turkey
by Imhotep772005-08-18
2/10

"It's really bad; slightly better if charged by 80's HK standard. The major problem with this movie is that it's a Chinese Ghost Story wannabe. It came out within one year of that instant classic and looked like it was rushed to capitalize on the fad. I didn't even know this movie existed until one day I chanced upon a HK/Asian kung fu cinema site and found a 4 star (out of 4) review of this film. The reviewer praises everything about the movie, equating it on par with Chinese Ghost Story, especially the orchestral score, except the leads. I think he might have seen an impor..."

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📖 Synopsis

A poor scholar named Lo Chih-Chiu rescues a swallow from three mischievous boys and frees it. The swallow transforms into a mystical female elf named Hsiao-Hseuh, who returns the good deed by rescuing Chih-Chiu from ruthless warlo...