The Magic Crane

The Magic Crane
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	新仙鶴神針
Simplified Chinese	新仙鹤神针
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīn Xiān Hè Shén Zhēn
Jyutping	San1 Sin1 Hok3 San4 Zam1
Directed by	Benny Chan
Screenplay by	Tsui Hark Tsui Tak-cho
Story by	Wolong Sheng
Produced by	Tsui Hark
Starring	Tony Leung Anita Mui Rosamund Kwan Damian Lau
Cinematography	Tony Miu Tom Lau Ko Chiu-lam
Edited by	Marco Mak
Music by	Johnathan Wong
Production companies	Film Workshop Longsheng Pictures
Distributed by	Newport Entertainment
Release date	19 August 1993 (1993-08-19)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$8,159,384

The Magic Crane is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Benny Chan, produced by Tsui Hark, and written by Hark and Tsui Tak-cho. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anita Mui and Rosamund Kwan ^[1] based on the novel Xian He Shen Zhen by Wolong Sheng.

Cast

• Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Ma Kwan-mo
• Anita Mui as Pak Wan-fai
• Rosamund Kwan as Butterfly Lam
• Damian Lau as Yat Yeung-chi
• Lawrence Ng as So Pang-hoi
• Norman Chui as Lam Hoi-ping
• Zhang Tielin as General Cho Hung
• Jay Lau as Lady Jade Flute
• Vindy Chan as Chan Ngo
• Lau Shun as crippled Reverend of Tai Kok Temple
• Yu Ming-hin as clan member
• Michael Lam as clan member
• Yiu Man-kei as clan member

Theme songs

• The Magic Crane (新仙鹤神针)
  • performed by Anita Mui and Jacky Cheung
  • produced by CY Kong
  • composed by Ng Tai-kong
  • lyrics by Lily Ho
• Proudness (傲)
  • performed by Winnie Hsin
  • composed by James Wong
  • lyrics by Mark Lui

Box office

This film grossed HK$8,159,384 at the Hong Kong box office in its theatrical run from 19 August to 2 September 1993 in Hong Kong. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

City On Fire gave it a 6/10 rating, criticising its lack of structure and motives, while praising its practical effects and fight choreography. "While there’s not much on display to separate it from the rest of its energetically paced peers of the era, (...) there’s still plenty to enjoy, and the action comes thick and fast." ^[2]

References

1. SensCritique. "The Magic Crane - Film". SensCritique (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
2. Bramhall, Paul (4 February 2025). "Magic Crane, The (1993) Review | cityonfire.com" . Retrieved 7 October 2025.

External links

• The Magic Crane at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• The Magic Crane at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• The Magic Crane at IMDb