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- ↑ Clan of Amazons at IMDb
- ↑ Legend of Lu Xiao Fong at IMDb
- ↑ The Last Duel at IMDb
- ↑ Duel of the Century at IMDb
- ↑ Take the Rap at IMDb
- ↑ Feng Wu Jiu Tian at IMDb
- ↑ The Duel at IMDb
