To Kill with Intrigue

To Kill with Intrigue
To Kill with Intrigue
	Original film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	劍花煙雨江南
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	jiàn huā yān yǔ jiāng nán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	gim³ faa¹ jin¹ jyu⁵ gong¹ naam⁴
Directed by	Lo Wei
Written by	Gu Long
Produced by	Hsu Li-hwa; Lo Wei
Starring	Jackie Chan; Hsu Feng; Jeong Hee; George Wang; Chu Feng
Cinematography	Chen Chong-yuan
Edited by	Kwok Ting-Hung
Music by	Frankie Chan
Production; companies	Lo Wei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Distributed by	Lo Wei Motion Picture Company
Release dates	22 July 1977 (Hong Kong); 24 September 1977 (South Korea);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong ; South Korea
Languages	Mandarin ; Korean
Box office	US$254,826 (est.)

To Kill with Intrigue (Chinese: 劍花煙雨江南, Korean: 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. He has also gone on to express that the generally cold weather at the time of filming made for a frustrating experience.

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed HK$292,664.90^[4] (US$62,804).^[5] In South Korea, it sold 103,265 tickets in Seoul,^[2] equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately ₩92,938,500^[6] (US$192,022).^[7] This adds up to a total estimated gross of approximately US$254,826 in Hong Kong and Seoul, equivalent to US$1.408 million 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.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Charles, John (2000). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios (2009 ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 315. ISBN 978-0-7864-4323-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 영화정보 [Movie Information]. Korean Film Council (in Korean). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "To Kill with Intrigue". 88 Films. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
^ "To Kill with Intrigue (1977)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Official exchange rate (HK$ per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1977. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ Park, Seung Hyun (2000). A Cultural Interpretation of Korean Cinema, 1988-1997. Indiana University. p. 119. Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974–1997 [...] * Source: Korea Cinema Yearbook (1997–1998) * Currency: won [...] Foreign [...] 1977 [...] 900
^ "Official exchange rate (KRW per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1982. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
^ Chan, Jackie; Yang, Jeff (1999). "My Films". I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action (1999 with new postlude ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. p. 371. ISBN 0-345-42913-3.