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War of God (1976 film)

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War of God
Directed byChen Hung-min[1]
Screenplay byLin Ching-Chieh
Produced byFu Ching-Hua
StarringYu Ming Lun
Tse Ling-Ling
Cindy Tang Hsin
Yu-Hsin Chen
CinematographyShen Chung
Jui-Chang Huang
Wen Hsiung Lai
Tzu-Jung Lin
Edited byFang-Jen Nan
Music byMou-Shan Huang
Production
companies
Hsing Hua Film Production Company
Tai Ji Film Company
Distributed byCathay Organisation (USA, Singafore)
Release dates
  • July 24, 1976 (1976-07-24) (Taiwan)
  • October 23, 1978 (1978-10-23) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageTaiwanese

War of God or Gwan Gung Vs Aliens is a 1976 Taiwanese-Hong Kong science fantasy film directed by Chen Hung-min and produced by Hsing Hua Film Production Company. Special effects coordinator Koichi Takano provided effects for the film.[2][3]

Plot

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Mr. Chao is an elderly blind sculptor who is building a statue depicting the mythological deity Guan Yu. When the statue is completed, a gigantic version of Guan Yu appears to fight giant Martians, who attacked Hong Kong, before he destroys them with his Green Dragon Crescent Blade.[2][3]

Cast

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  • Yu Ming Lun as Chao Chun
  • Tse Ling-Ling as Li Yu
  • Cindy Tang Hsin as Chun Lan
  • Yu-Hsin Chen as Mr. Chao
  • Fei Lung as Guan Yu

References

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  1. ^ "Gwan Gung Vs Aliens Remastered". Golden Horse.
  2. ^ a b "金馬影展重現亞倫帕克七部傑作 奇片《關公大戰外星人》修復登台". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-10-18.
  3. ^ a b "彭浩翔數碼復修Cult片王 千嬅、樂仔聲演關公大戰外星人". Apple Daily 蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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