Legend of the Bat

Legend of the Bat

102 mins | Drama, Action | July 8, 1978

Following "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti Lung re-teamed for another adventure featuring sexy knight Chu Liu-Hsiang. This time, he travels to the mysterious Island Of The Bats, where he encounters treacherous monks, beautiful women, and a strange Prince. The movie is also a significant milestone in the amount of female flesh revealed on screen, proving that Shaw movies can balance the yin of cheesecake with the yang of beefcake.

Legend of the Bat

102 mins | Drama, Action | July 8, 1978

Legend of the Bat
Following "Clans Of Intrigue"'s success, director Chu Yuan, novelist Ku Lung, and superstar Ti Lung re-teamed for another adventure featuring sexy knight Chu Liu-Hsiang. This time, he travels to the mysterious Island Of The Bats, where he encounters treacherous monks, beautiful women, and a strange Prince. The movie is also a significant milestone in the amount of female flesh revealed on screen, proving that Shaw movies can balance the yin of cheesecake with the yang of beefcake.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 蝙蝠傳奇
Directors Chor Yuen
Writers Chor Yuen, Gu Long

Cast

Ti Lung

as Chu Liuxiang

Ling Yun

as Zhongyuan Yidianhong

Derek Yee Tung-Sing

as Bat Prince Yuan Suiyun

Elliot Ngok

as Li Yuhan

Ching Li

as Liu Wuming

Wang Chung

as Kao Chi Cheng

Candice Yu

as Kam Ling Chi

Yuen Wah

as Zhi's mute bodyguard

Norman Chui Siu-Keung

as Hsiang Fei Tian

Ku Kuan-Chung

as White-haired master in red

Tony Liu

as Yun's brother

Wang Lai

as Master Fumei

Lau Wai-Ling

as Gao Ya Nan

Miao Ching

as Priest Tieshan / Zhi's father

Ngaai Fei

as Lung Wu

Yeung Chi-Hing

as Gongsun Jiemin

Yuen Bun

as Jiemin's pale white bodyguard

Chan Sze-Kai

as One of Chu Liu Hsiang's girls