Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman

Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman is a 1982 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and starring Ti Lung. It was adapted from Youling Shanzhuang of Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series. In the film, the original protagonist, Lu Xiaofeng, was replaced by Chu Liuxiang, the lead character of another novel series by Gu Long. It was preceded by Clans of Intrigue (1977) and Legend of the Bat (1978).

Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman
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Traditional Chinese楚留香之幽靈山莊
Simplified Chinese楚留香之幽灵山庄
Hanyu PinyinChǔ Líuxiāng Zhī Yōulíng Shānzhuāng
JyutpingCo2 Lau4 Heong1 Zi1 Jau1 Ling4 Saan1 Zong1
Directed byChor Yuen
Written byChor Yuen
Gu Long
Produced byMona Fong
StarringTi Lung
CinematographyWong Chit
Edited byMa Chung-yiu
Yu Kwok-fung
Music byStephen Shing
So Jan-hau
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 13 May 1982 (1982-05-13)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Box officeHK$1,331,496.00[1]

Synopsis

Chu Liuxiang attempts to assassinate the Eight Prince but fails and is pursued by the prince's men. He has no choice but to seek refuge in the sinister Phantoms' Mountain Manor, which houses criminals and people who have committed wicked deeds. In fact, Chu and the prince had staged the assassination attempt to fool the evil residents of the manor, so that Chu can infiltrate the manor and eliminate them.

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References
  1. Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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