The Weird Man (1983)
Original title: 神通術與小霸王
The Weird Man is a 1983 Chinese-language action movie directed by Chang Cheh, with a running time of 1h 27m. It stars Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi, Jason Pai Piao and Kwan Fung.
Chang is known for his lone swordsman and hero movies and strangely The Weird Man still reflects this. Cheng plays a righteous, beheaded priest with supernatural powers that returns from the dead to wreak havoc against one of the corrupt kingdoms, making Cheng a heroic swords-ghost.
Where to watch The Weird Man
Stream: Eternal Family
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube
Cast
- Ricky Cheng Tien-Chi as Taoist Yu Ji
- Jason Pai Piao as Prime Minister Cao
- Kwan Fung as Toaist Zuo Ci
- Eddie Koo Koon Chung as Guo Jia, Cao's advisor
- Chiu Gwok as General Sun Ce
- Wong Man-Yee as Xiao Qiao
- Lau Yuk-Pok as Da Qiao
- Wong Lik as Magistrate Xu Gong
- Yu Tai-Ping as Duan
- Chu Ko as Guo Rang
- Ai Fei as Governor Zhou Yu
- Wong Ching-Ho as Taoist Priest