Clans of Intrigue

Clans of Intrigue

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Traditional 楚留香
Simplified 楚留香
Directed by Chor Yuen
Produced by Runme Shaw
Screenplay by Ni Kuang
Story by Gu Long
Starring Ti Lung
Ling Yun
Elliot Ngok
Nora Miao
Lee Ching
Betty Pei
Music by Frankie Chan
Cinematography Wong Chit
Edited by Chiang Hsing-lung
Production
company
Distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates
  • 5 March 1977 (1977-03-05)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Mandarin

Clans of Intrigue is a 1977 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Fragrance in the Sea of Blood of Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang novel series. The film was directed by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starred Ti Lung as the lead character. It was followed by Legend of the Bat (1978) and Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982). There's a 1993 Hong Kong movie of the same genre and title directed by Chan Muk Chuen and starred Mang Fei and Yang Guan Guan..

Plot

Chu Liuxiang is having drinks with his friend, Monk Wuhua. Gong Nanyan of the Holy Water Palace suddenly appears and accuses Chu of having stolen the palace's Heaven's One Holy Water and committed a series of murders. She agrees to give Chu a month's time to clear his name, or else the mistress of the palace will kill him. Chu's curiosity and eagerness to prove his innocence spur him to investigate the case.

Cast

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