The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter DualAudio DVDrip {Big_A_Little_A} {Samurai RG}

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Presents
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Wu Lang ba gua gun
AKA
Eight Diagram Pole Fighter/
Magnificent Pole Fighters/
Invincible Pole Fighter/
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
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Movie Information


Release year.........: 1984
Genre................: Action/Drama
IMDb rating..........: 7.5/10
IMDB Link............: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086606/
HKMDB Link...........: http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=6552&display_set=eng
Language.............: Chinese Mandarin/Cantonese and English Dubbed
Subtitles............: English Softcoded and .srt file

Duration.............: 1h 33mn
Source...............: DVD R1+DVD R2*
Format...............: MPEG-4
Format/Info..........: Base Media/Version 2
File size............: 559 MB
Overall bit rate.....: 837 Kbps
Writing application..: HandBrake 0.9.5

* I originally had the DVD R2 in Chinese with English subtitiles,but while working on it I managed to get hold of the R1 DVD in English dubbed audio.This was a better copy than the R2 DVD,and since I like watching it in both in the original format language with subtitles and also the dubbed version I ripped the R1 DVD audio and video,and added the audio and subtitles from the R2 DVD,to create a custom dual audio rip.






Video/Audio Attributes


Format................: AVC
Format profile........: High@L3.0
Codec ID..............: avc1
Bit rate..............: 630 Kbps
Width.................: 720 pixels
Height................: 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio..: 16:9
Frame rate............: 29.970 fps
Color space...........: YUV
Chroma subsampling....: 4:2:0
Bit depth.............: 8 bits
Scan type.............: Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame)....: 0.061
Writing library.......: x264 core 112

Format................: AAC
Format/Info...........: Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile........: LC
Codec ID..............: 40
Bit rate mode.........: Variable
Bit rate..............: 64.2 Kbps/64.2 Kbps/64.2 Kbps
Channel(s)............: 2 channels
Channel positions.....: Front: L R
Sampling rate.........: 48.0 KHz
Compression mode......: Lossy
Stream size...........: 42.9 MB(8%)/42.8 MB(8%)/42.8 MB(8%)






Plot summary


Hong Kong filmmaker Lau Kar-leung directed this excellent period-action film, one of the most highly acclaimed productions of the Shaw Brothers studio's later years. Its success is rather remarkable considering its troubled production. Young martial arts star Alexander Fu-Sheng,who plays the sixth son of the Yang family,died tragically in the middle of production,(He was returning home from the Clear Water Bay Golf Club. His Porsche 911 Targa,driven by his brother,took a curve too fast and crashed into a
cement wall. Fu Sheng was rushed to hospital and died three hours later) causing a hasty rewrite,Fu Sheng's character abruptly disappears and the focus was put on co-star Gordon Liu's character (the fifth son).

The flow of the story doesn't suffer much, if at all, but it tends to veer from accepted legend as it tells the supposedly true story of a Sung dynasty-era massacre perpetrated on the Yang family by General Pan Mai (Ku Ming) and his Mongol allies which leaves only two of the large family's males alive. The sixth son manages to get home to tell the horrifying tale, but has been driven mad by his experiences (the plot device used to write out Fu Sheng). The fifth son has been aimlessly traveling the countryside, where he has another encounter with General Pan's troops and barely escapes with his life. Hungry for revenge, he decides to wait and become a Buddhist monk at the Ching Ling Temple in the meantime. As might be expected, his burning fury and lust for blood don't sit very well with Buddhist philosophy, and he is quickly asked to leave the temple. Yang number five is not so willing to do so, and promptly shaves his head and insists that he is staying, much to the monks' chagrin. It isn't long before word of her son's survival reaches Lady Yang (Lily Li), who orders her daughter (Kara Hui), the eighth Yang, to disguise herself as a man and bring the fifth Yang home. Yang number eight does as she is told, but is captured by General Pan's troops on her way to the temple, causing Yang number five to leave his hiding place and try to save her. The family's legendary pole-fighting technique is amply demonstrated throughout in superbly choreographed martial arts scenes orchestrated by the director, Ching Chu, and Hsiao Hou. Johnny Wang co-stars with Phillip Ko and Lau Kar-wing.


Production

Country: Hong Kong
Genre: Martial Arts
Theatrical Run: 02/17/1984 - 02/26/1984
HK Gross : HK$ 3.793 M.

Director.............: Liu Chia-Liang
Script...............: Ni Kuang
Script...............: Liu Chia-Liang
Action Director......: Liu Chia-Liang
Action Director......: Hsiao Ho(1)
Action Director......: King Lee King-Chue
Producer.............: Mona Fong Yat-Wa
Distributor..........: Shaw Brothers(Hong Kong)
Production Manager...: Lawrence Wong Ka-Hay
Production Manager...: Chan Lee-Wa
Sound Recordist......: Tsui Ping-Kwong
Art Director.........: Chan Ging-Sam
Art Director.........: Tang Kong-Yin
Script Supervisor....: Chan Lap-Sin
Planning.............: Lee Tai-Hang
Lighting.............: Yuen Teng-Bong
Lighting.............: Au Kau(1)
Makeup...............: Lau Gai-Sing
Makeup...............: Poon Man-Wa
Props................: Lai Yu
Props................: Wong Kwok-Wai(1)
Cinematographer......: Cho On-Sun
Editor...............: Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor...............: Lee Yim-Hoi
Costume Designer.....: Liu Chi-Yu
Presenter............: Sir Run Run Shaw
Assistant Director...: Chan Yau-Man
Assistant Director...: Wong Bat-Ging
Assistant Director...: Wong Kwok-Wai(1)
Hair Stylist.........: Peng Yen-Lien
Composer.............: Stephen Shing Gam-Wing
Composer.............: So Jan-Hau






Cast


Gordon Liu Chia-Hui....: Yang 5th brother
Alexander Fu Sheng.....: Yang 6th brother
Kara Hui Ying-Hung.....: Yang 8th sister
Lily Li Li-Li..........: Mother Yang
Phillip Ko Fei.........: Temple Abbot
King Lee King-Chue.....: Temple Abbot Zhihong
Lam Hak-Ming...........: General Pan Mei, the traitor
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei...: Prince Yeh Li Lin
Jue Tit-Woh............: Ying Kuei
Liu Chia-Liang.........: Hunter, helps Yang 5th escape
Yuen Tak...............: Yang loyalist with Golden Blade
Yeung Sai-Gwan.........: Tartar general
Sek Gong...............: Tartar general
Yeung Jing-Jing........: Yang 9th sister
Wong Yu(1).............: Yang 1st brother
Lau Kar-Wing(1)........: Yang 2nd brother
Robert Mak Tak-Law.....: Yang 3rd brother
Hsiao Ho(1)............: Yang 4th brother
Cheung Chin-Pang.......: Yang 7th brother, Yang Si
Wong Ching-Ho..........: Innkeeper
Leanne Lau Suet-Wa.....: The Queen
Wan Leng-Gwong.........: Abbot of Qingliang Temple
Baan Yun-Sang..........: Temple student
Ho Chi-Wai.............: Temple student(Brother Fifth)/Tartar so
Mak Wai-Cheung.........: Temple student & extra
So Hon-Sang............: Temple student & extra
Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue.....: Temple student
Chang Seng-Kwong.......: Temple student
Ho Wing-Cheung.........: Temple student
Lam Wai(1).............: Temple monk
Ma Hon-Yuen............: Temple monk & extra
Kei Ho-Chiu............: Temple monk/Yang servant
Cho Yuen-Daat..........: Temple monk/Pan Mei's and soldier
Wong Ga-Leung..........: Tartar soldier
Siu Tak-Foo............: Tartar soldier
San Sin................: Tartar soldier
Liu Hok-Ming...........: Tartar soldier
Cheung Wing-Cheung(2)..: Tartar soldier/Pan Mei's soldier
Wong Siu-Ming(3).......: Pan Mei's soldier
Yeung Wah..............: Pan Mei's soldier
Ting Tung..............: Pan Mei's soldier
Ng Git-Keung...........: Pan Mei's soldier & extra
Fei Gin................: Pan Mei's soldier
Wong Chi-Keung(6)......: Pan Mei's soldier
Lau Cheun..............: Yang servant
Unknown SB-Actor(04)...: Yang servant
Chan Ming-Wai..........: Temple monk/Yang servant
Unknown SB-Actor(16)...: Tartar soldier/Yang servant
Unknown SB-Actor(37)...: Tartar soldier
Unknown SB-Actor(47)...: Tartar soldier/inn waiter
Derek Kwok Jing-Hung...: Tartar soldier/soldier
Lau Chi-Ming...........: Tartar soldier







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Posted by..........: XxXx BIG A LITTLE A xXxX
Date of post.......: 14.03.2012