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Shadow Girl
A young woman whose kung fu has reached the point where she can turn invisible runs afoul of a powerful family when she disrupts a wedding. She must fight off kung fu masters and even a poisonous centipede ring!
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A young woman whose kung fu has reached the point where she can turn invisible runs afoul of a powerful family when she disrupts a wedding. She must fight off kung fu masters and even a poisonous centipede ring!
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Genre:Drama, Action
Written By:Hsin Chi
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Shaw Brothers
Cast
Hsin Chi
Director
Lily Li
Yin Chu, Shadow Girl
An Ping
Cheng Shao-Hua, Medicine Master
Wai Wang
Bridegroom Chen Wei
Yu Feng
Swordswoman Wen Pei
Tsao Chien
Bridegroom's father
John Ting
Dagger Fighter Hero
Tsui Fu-Sheng
Tu Ta Hai
Miao Tian
Blind Ancient
Tien Wen-chung
Wang Yu
Luo Bin
Crippled Ancient
Tsai Hung
Ho Kung-Mou (Four Terrors)
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