To Kill with Intrigue explained

To Kill with Intrigue
Native Name:	Child: yes T: 劍花煙雨江南 P: jiàn huā yān yǔ jiāng nán J: gim3 faa1 jin1 jyu5 gong1 naam4
Director:	Lo Wei
Producer:	Hsu Li-hwa Lo Wei
Starring:	Jackie Chan Hsu Feng Jeong Hee George Wang Chu Feng
Music:	Frankie Chan
Cinematography:	Chen Chong-yuan^[1]
Editing:	Kwok Ting-Hung
Studio:	Lo Wei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Distributor:	Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
Runtime:	106 minutes
Country:	Hong Kong South Korea
Language:	Mandarin Korean
Gross:

To Kill with Intrigue (ko|신당산대형) is a 1977 historical action-drama film directed by Lo Wei. A joint Hong Kong and South Korean co-production with martial arts, revenge and romance film elements,^{[2] [3]} the film stars Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan with Taiwanese actress Hsu Feng and South Korean actress Jeong Hee.^[2] The movie was filmed in South Korea.

Plot

Ding Can-ren (Hsu Feng) leads a gang known as the Killer Bees on a revenge mission to kill Lei Shao-feng (Jackie Chan) and his family. However, she kills everyone but Lei Shao-feng and falls in love with him.

Cast

• Jackie Chan – as Lei Shao-feng
• Hsu Feng – as Ding Can-ren
• Jeong Hee (credited as Yu Ling Lung) – as Qian-qian (also known as Chin Chin)
• Shin Il-Ryong – as Jin-chuan
• George Wang – as Dragon Escort Master
• Chan Wai Lau – as assassin's chief
• Chan San Yat – as assassin
• To Wai Wo – as assassin
• Yuen Biao – as assassin
• Chin Yuet Sang – as castle guard

Production

Jackie mentions, in his book I Am Jackie Chan, how much of the plot is confusing, and he was sure that even the director, Lo Wei, didn't even know what was going on.^[4] He has also gone on to express that the generally cold weather at the time of filming made for a frustrating experience.^[5]

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed 292,664.90^[6] .^[7] In South Korea, it sold 103,265 tickets in Seoul,^[2] equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately ^[8] .^[9] This adds up to a total estimated gross of approximately in Hong Kong and Seoul, equivalent to adjusted for inflation.

Trivia

• For the Japanese release of this film, the name of Chu Feng's character, Chin Chin, had to be changed because Chin Chin is the slang for penis in Japan.^[5]

See also

• Jackie Chan filmography
• List of Hong Kong films
• List of martial arts films
• (1999), an original video animation series involving similar plot elements

External links

• • To Kill with Intrigue at the Hong Kong Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Charles . John . The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios . 2000 . McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers . Jefferson, North Carolina, and London . 978-0-7864-4323-9 . 315 . 2009.
2. Web site: 영화정보 . Movie Information . KOFIC . . ko . 26 August 2019 .
3. Web site: To Kill with Intrigue . . 88 Films . 20 June 2020 . 10 December 2018.
4. Book: Chan . Jackie . Yang . Jeff . Jackie Chan. Jeff Yang. I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action . 1999 . Wooden Men and Chen. Ballantine Books . New York . 0-345-42913-3 . 227 . 1999 with new postlude . 23 June 2024 . https://archive.org/details/iamjackiechanmyl00chen_0 . 21 August 2012 . English.
5. Book: Chan . Jackie . Yang . Jeff . Jackie Chan. Jeff Yang. I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action . 1999 . My Films. Ballantine Books . New York . 0-345-42913-3 . 371 . 1999 with new postlude . 23 June 2024 . https://archive.org/details/iamjackiechanmyl00chen_0 . 21 August 2012 . English.
6. Web site: To Kill with Intrigue (1977) . . 19 June 2020.
7. Web site: Official exchange rate (HK$ per US$, period average) . . 1977 . 7 December 2018.
8. Book: Park, Seung Hyun . A Cultural Interpretation of Korean Cinema, 1988-1997 . 2000 . . 119 . Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974–1997 [...] * Source: Korea Cinema Yearbook (1997–1998) * Currency: won [...] Foreign [...] 1977 [...] 900.
9. Web site: Official exchange rate (KRW per US$, period average) . . 1982 . 7 December 2018.