The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)

Original title

五郎八卦棍

Directed by

Lau Kar-leung

Genre

drama film, action film, martial arts film, historical film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 112 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on the Generals of the Yang Family legends, the film follows a family of warriors. After a devastating betrayal, a surviving son seeks revenge using a unique pole fighting style, struggling with loss and duty.

dramaticaction-packedintensemelancholicnostalgicsombervisceral

What happens

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter is a 1984 Hong Kong film by Shaw Brothers, directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Gordon Liu, Kara Hui and Alexander Fu (in his final film appearance). It was released as The Invincible Pole Fighters outside of Hong Kong and Invincible Pole Fighter in North America. Alexander Fu died in a car accident before the filming of The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter was finished. The script was partly re-written after his death and Fu's character does not appear in the final showdown as originally written in the script. The film is based on the Generals of the Yang Family (Yeung family in Cantonese) legends. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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