New Tales of the Flying Fox

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New Tales of the Flying Fox
New Tales of the Flying Fox 1984 Movie Poster.jpg
Traditional Chinese 新飛狐外傳
Simplified Chinese 新飞狐外传
Hanyu Pinyin Xīn Fēi Hú Wài Zhuàn
Directed byLau Sze-yuk
Screenplay by Wong Jing
Story by Louis Cha
Produced byMona Fong
Starring Felix Wong
Alex Man
Bryan Leung
Tai Liang-chun
Kara Hui
Ku Kuan-chung
Tong Chun-chung
CinematographyWong Chit
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Music byStephen Shing
So Jan-hau
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 7 April 1984 (1984-04-07)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK$1,737,417.00

New Tales of the Flying Fox is a 1984 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Young Flying Fox . The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Lau Sze-yuk.

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Plot

Two main figures of a rebellion, Wu Yi Dao and Miao Ren Feng are working together to further their cause, however, there are some tensions between the two. They agree to duel each other in order to discover who is the greater fighter, and who should have more power within the rebellion.

During the duel, Wu Yi Dao is killed, following this his wife commits suicide, unable to live without her husband. This leaves Miao Ren Feng as the only person left to raise their child, Wu Fei, as he is responsible for this situation he decides to raise the child.

However, Miao Ren Feng's younger brother attempts to kill the child, he is stopped by a servant who manages to save the child and escape with him. The servant then raises Wu Fei until he reaches adulthood, where he plots to seek revenge for the death of his parents.


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