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The Phoenix

Original title: Wu zi tian shi
  • 1978
  • PG
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
88
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The Phoenix (1978)
ActionFantasySci-Fi

An alien visits Earth and casts an evil spell over a poor fisherman who finds her magic container that can generate anything. Since this container can generate anything, soon the fisherman f... Read allAn alien visits Earth and casts an evil spell over a poor fisherman who finds her magic container that can generate anything. Since this container can generate anything, soon the fisherman finds that several criminals are after him for it.An alien visits Earth and casts an evil spell over a poor fisherman who finds her magic container that can generate anything. Since this container can generate anything, soon the fisherman finds that several criminals are after him for it.

  • Directors
    • Sadamasa Arikawa
    • Mei-Chun Chang
  • Writer
    • F. Kenneth Lin
  • Stars
    • Hsiu-Shen Liang
    • Betty Pei Ti
    • Richard Kiel
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    88
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Sadamasa Arikawa
      • Mei-Chun Chang
    • Writer
      • F. Kenneth Lin
    • Stars
      • Hsiu-Shen Liang
      • Betty Pei Ti
      • Richard Kiel
    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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      Betty Pei Ti
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        Richard Kiel
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        Tse-Ming Chou
          Sze-Min Ho
          Terry Hu
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          Chung-Shan Wan
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          • Directors
            • Sadamasa Arikawa
            • Mei-Chun Chang
          • Writer
            • F. Kenneth Lin
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            Shot in 1978, but not acquired for distribution and released until 1983.
          • Connections
            Featured in The Cinema Snob: War of the Wizards (2009)

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          9/10

          A wild Phoenix ride of a film... 9/10

          Well this was a wild ride! There's a lot to love about this crazy film. The story is... strange, but fun. The characters are... also strange, but also fun. There's a lot of weird and unexplainable scenes; like a Phoenix arriving out of nowhere, a man called 'Deadly Chopsticks' using the utensils to kill other brilliantly-titled bandits, and a man charging up his special energy in the sun for 3 days like a battery.

          It's really hard to make sense of what's going on in the film, but it doesn't really matter, it's just hilarious to go along for the ride and watch in awe while all this insane stuff plays out in front of you. I definitely recommend watching this!
          • worldsworstwryter
          • Oct 30, 2022
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          • Release date
            • December 1983 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Taiwan
          • Language
            • Mandarin
          • Also known as
            • War of the Wizards
          • Filming locations
            • Hong Kong, China
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            1 hour 12 minutes
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono

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