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Sacrifice to Desolate Spirits

Sacrifice to Desolate Spirits

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ActionDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

3/10

Release Date

21 March 1980

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Lung Tien-Hsiang

Tung Li

Tung Li

Man-Ching Ku

Man-Ching Ku

Chiang Hsia

Chiang Hsia

Chen-kuo Chao

Chen-kuo Chao

Chen-ti Chao

Chen-ti Chao

Chan Mei-Hua

Chan Mei-Hua

Chen Shen-Lin

Chen Shen-Lin

Tan Chen

Tan Chen

Ching Cheng

Ching Cheng

Cheung Wai

Cheung Wai

Chia Kai

Chia Kai

Chien Ying Chiu

Chien Ying Chiu

Chin Fei

Chin Fei

Ho Wei-Hsiung

Ho Wei-Hsiung

Hsiao Hou Tao

Hsiao Hou Tao

Hsiao Wang

Hsiao Wang

Yan Hsiao

Yan Hsiao

Kuo-Liang Hsu

Kuo-Liang Hsu

Kuo-Liang Hsu

Kuo-Liang Hsu

Li Chiang

Li Chiang

Lin Kuang-Yung

Lin Kuang-Yung

Liu Wen-pin

Liu Wen-pin

Pin Lo

Pin Lo

Chang Ma

Chang Ma

Ma Yu-Feng

Ma Yu-Feng

Pei-Pei Niu

Pei-Pei Niu

Hao-do Shao

Hao-do Shao

Tseng Chao

Tseng Chao

Yu Feng

Yu Feng

Yun Chung-Yueh

Yun Chung-Yueh

Viola Ku

Viola Ku

Henry Luk Yat-Lung

Henry Luk Yat-Lung

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