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The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

Movie
1984
1h 38m
Not Rated
Cantonese
Action, Drama
User Score: 
7.2
Critic Score: 
81
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The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter Poster

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter

Not Rated
Movie
1984
1h 38m
Cantonese
Action, Drama
The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.2
IMDB
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
81

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Gordon Liu ChiaHui
Yang 5th Brother
Alexander Fu Sheng
Yang 6th Brother
Lily Li
Mother Yang (She Tai-chun)
Phillip Ko Fai
Temple Abbot
King Lee KingChu
Temple Abbot Zhihong
Lam HakMing
General Pan Mei
Johnny Wang LungWei
Prince Yeh Li Lin
Chu TitWo
Ying Kuei
Lau Karleung
Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape
Richard Yuen Tak
Yang Loyalist with Golden Blade
Yeung SaiGwan
Tartar General
Sek Gong
Tartar General
Yeung ChingChing
Yang 9th Sister
Wong Yu
Yang 1st Brother
Lau KarWing
Yang 2nd Brother
Robert Mak TakLaw
Yang 3rd Brother
Hsiao Ho
Yang 4th Brother
Cheung ChinPang
Yang 7th Brother, Yang Si
Wong ChingHo
Innkeeper
Leanne Liu
The Queen (uncredited)
Wan LingKwong
Abbot of Qingliang Temple (uncredit...
Pan YungSheng
Temple Student
Ho ChiWai
Temple Student (Brother Fifth) / Ta...
Mak WaiCheung
Temple Student (uncredited)
Directed By: Lau Kar-leung

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beardedmovienut says...
3 years ago
There is no doubt that The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter is a great film, but I can't ignore the glaring narrative issues caused by the tragic and untimely death of Alexander Fu Sheng, nor is it as epic as The 36th Chamber of Shaolin or as elegant as Dirty Ho. Ok...that made it sound like I don't like this film, but far from it. I love this film, I'm just trying to explain why I don't think of The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter as one of Lau Kar-Leungs absolute best. Get it! Watch it! The best release at the moment, for those of us in Europe, is the 88 Films release, but the US Arrow release that has just come out should be just as good, if not better.
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