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The Green Jade Statuette
Meng Fei stars as a fighter-for-hire who seeks the jade statuette for an unidentified employer. Hu Chin plays the sexy femme fatale, Madame Pearl, who runs the local brothel, seemingly the center of the town's commercial life. Chi Kuan-Chun plays Wu Kang, the town boss, who is involved romantically with Madame Pearl and protects the brothel. Madame Pearl is in league with the bandits who stole the jade and is waiting for them to arrive in town. The very pretty Kitty Meng Chui plays a prostitute who becomes an ally of Meng Fei. Mysterious characters abound, including one elegant fellow who has the habit of placing a single rose on the bodies of fight victims, saying, "Even the dead love roses." Many other familiar faces are on hand as well.
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Meng Fei stars as a fighter-for-hire who seeks the jade statuette for an unidentified employer. Hu Chin plays the sexy femme fatale, Madame Pearl, who runs the local brothel, seemingly the center of the town's commercial life. Chi Kuan-Chun plays Wu Kang, the town boss, who is involved romantically with Madame Pearl and protects the brothel. Madame Pearl is in league with the bandits who stole the jade and is waiting for them to arrive in town. The very pretty Kitty Meng Chui plays a prostitute who becomes an ally of Meng Fei. Mysterious characters abound, including one elegant fellow who has the habit of placing a single rose on the bodies of fight victims, saying, "Even the dead love roses." Many other familiar faces are on hand as well.
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Genre:Action
Written By:Chang Hsin-Yi
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Yung Tai Film Company
Cast
Lee Tso-Nam
Director
Chi Kuan-Chun
Wu Kang
Mang Fei
Chen Chang
Wang Kuan-Hsiung
Chou Liu-Hsiang
Gam Ming
Buck Teeth
Hu Chin
Madam Pearl
Lung Fei
Wu brother with hat (as Lung Fai)
Kitty Meng Chui
Smoking whore (as Men Chin)
Shan Mao
Liu Chong
Lung Fong
Chen Fung
Chen Hui-Lou
Brothel doorman
Phillip Ko Fai
Brothel Manager (as Kao Fei)
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