Usurpers of Emperor's Power

Usurpers of Emperor's Power
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Chinese	封神劫
Mandarin	Fēng Shén Jié
Cantonese	Fung^1 San^4 Gip^3
Literally	Disaster of God's Investiture
Directed by	Hua Shan
Produced by	Mona Fong
Starring	Tony Liu Leanne Liu Chao Kuo Lung Tien-hsiang Max Mok
Cinematography	Wong Man Wan
Production company	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates	May 27, 1983
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Usurpers of Emperor's Power is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Hua Shan. Set in the mid-970s Song dynasty, the plot revolves around a martial arts master with superb skills but questionable morals, who helped the emperor's wicked younger brother usurp the throne. While many historical characters appear in the film, the story is almost entirely fictional.

Cast and characters

• Tony Liu as Li Lang, imperial guard
• Lung Tien-hsiang as Chen Bo, martial arts master
• Leanne Liu as Xiangling, Chen Bo's female student
• Wong Yung as Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor
• Chao Kuo as Zhao Guangyi, the emperor's brother
• Max Mok as Zhao Dezhao, the emperor's first son
• Lau Siu Kwan as Zhao Defang, the emperor's second son
• Chan Shen as Zhao Pu, the chancellor
• Chan Ga Kei as Li Yu, the marquis
• Cheung King Yu as Li Yu's wife

External links

• Usurpers of Emperor's Power at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Feng shen jie at the Internet Movie Database