Magic of Spell (1988)

Original title

桃太郎大顯神威

Directed by

Chung-Hsing Chao

Genre

comedy film

Country

Taiwan

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy named Momotaro lives happily with his mother after defeating a demon island. He meets a fan who wants to learn from him. A surviving demon lord plots revenge by collecting children's blood. Momotaro sets out to fight again. His mother is killed. He gains strength from a magical ginseng spirit and defeats the demon lord. He returns home with his animal friends and the fan.

comediclightheartedfantasticalaction-packedsentimentalfolkloricfast-pacedwhimsical

What happens

為依據日本童話故事《桃太郎》所改編之《新桃太郎》電影續集。 自從桃太郎攻破惡魔島後，與母親（養父已逝世）過著快樂的生活。一天，忽然來了一江湖賣藝人“少一段”，他因崇拜桃太郎而前來拜師。適時，惡魔宮內潛藏勢力-鬼長老一面欲置桃太郎於死地，一面派手下收集童男童女血來練功，桃太郎義憤填膺，決定再打鬼。不料其母卻死於惡鬼之手，事而其與魔宮之仇更加深重。在前往魔宮路上，認識了千年人蔘王，原本打不贏鬼長老，但在人蔘王自願犧牲自己以身餵食桃太郎後終於將鬼長老打敗，帶著雞狗猴以及少一段回桃花源繼續過日子！ 續集飾演西瓜太郎的胖三退出演出，由顧寶明飾演的少一段接棒。之前飾演鬼王的黃仲裕，本集飾演魔界的白小姐。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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