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The Invincible Constable (1993)

The Invincible Constable poster
Original title
七俠五義之五鼠鬧東京
Directed by
Chan Siu-Chuen
Genre
comedy film
Country
People's Republic of China
Runtime
1h 32m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling lawman in ancient China fights criminals using slapstick martial arts. The story draws from a classic novel and takes place in a scenic national park.

comediclightheartedaction-packedwhimsicalplayfultongue-in-cheekspeedybombastic

What happens

The Invincible Constable is a 1993 Chinese-Taiwanese martial arts comedy film directed by Hong Kong director Chan Muk-chuen, based on the 19th-century novel The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants. The film was shot in Dajinhu National Geopark (大金湖国家地质公园) in Taining County, Fujian, a protected area of China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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