Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain
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A fleeing soldier enters a mountain world where supernatural forces threaten far more than the battlefield he escaped. Tsui Hark turns the journey into a rush of flying fighters, magical weapons and unstable alliances. The effects have aged, but the visual momentum remains the essential attraction.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3.5/10
- Plot
- 9/10
- Effects
- 5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 8.5/10
“The soldier has escaped one war and fallen into a much less terrestrial one.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 65
Synopsis and movie facts
5th century western China: As constant civil wars scars the nation, to evade death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he becomes entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.
- Released
- 1983
- Directed by
- Tsui Hark
- Running time
- 98 min
- Original title
- 新蜀山劍俠
Starring
- Sammo Hung Kam-bo as Chang Mei / Red Army Soldier
- Yuen Biao as Di Ming Qi / Dik Ming Kei
- Adam Cheng Siu-Chow as Ding Yin / Ding Yan
- Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia as Ice Queen
- Moon Lee as Ice Queen's Guard
- Judy Ongg as Lady Li I-Chi
- Corey Yuen as Devil Disciple Leader
- Damian Lau Chung-Yan as Xiao Ru
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 38155.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the visual momentum and beauty while noting that later films surpassed its effects.
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