The Magic Crane
“Cause and Effect - is Kama”
On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.
A dizzying, high-flying martial arts epic. Expect gravity-defying combat, mystical creatures, and a generous helping of stylized gore. This is a wild, fantastical ride through a world of ancient kung fu and magical mayhem.
