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Eight Immortals (1971)

Eight Immortals poster
Original title
八仙渡海掃妖魔
Directed by
Chen Hung-min
Genre
fantasy film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 32m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Eight legendary Chinese warriors team up to defeat monsters. They use magical powers and fight in a series of old-school adventures.

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What happens

Eight Immortals (Chinese: 八仙渡海掃妖魔) is a 1971 Taiwanese fantasy film directed by Chan Hung Man. The film tells the story of the Eight Immortals, an octet of warriors in Chinese mythology. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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