Tiger Killer
TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary epic, "The Water Margin." It tells the tale of Wu Song, who slays a man-eating tiger preying on farmers and villagers and becomes the hero of the province, getting appointed as a constable by the local magistrate. He is reunited with his older brother, the short, disfigured Wu the Elder, a peddler of buns, who invites Wu Song to move in with him and his new wife. The wife, Golden Lotus, is an attractive young former maid who had been forced to marry Wu the Elder as punishment for getting caught in bed with her master by the master's wife. She takes a liking to the handsome, strong Wu Song, who rebuffs her attempts to seduce him. When Wu Song is sent on a long journey, the wife begins an affair with a rich local merchant. When Wu Song returns from his mission, he is met with shocking news which sets off a series of violent acts of retribution.
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Top Cast
Ti Lung
Wu Sung
Wang Ping
Pan Jinlian
Ku Feng
Elder Wu Da Long
Tony Liu Tian-jue
Ximen Qing
Wang Lai
Madam Wang
Chan Bo-Cheung
Qiao Yunghe
Tai Kwan-Tak
Constable Zhou Tian
Chan Shen
Master Zhang
Ching Miao
Xiaofeng's grandfather
Chiang Nan
Coroner He Jiu
Liu Lai-Ling
Xiaofeng
Shum Lo
Mr Hu
Yang Chi-Ching
Magistrate
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Shaolin abbot
Wang Han-Chen
Lion Restaurant's boss
Ng Yam-Chuen
Angry Father
Crew
Directors
Producers
Editors
Part of the The Water Margin Collection
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