Battles with the Red Boy
Seen it?1972 | 76 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 16 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Shaw Brothers starlet Tien stars as the mythical deity Red Boy. He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 239 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wu Chia-Chun
- Tien NiuRed Boy
- Hsiao-Ping Yang
- Chang Chiang
- Fan Chiang
- Yang Kuei-Yu
- Chiang Kuang-Chao
- Jie-Ping Kao
- Chien-Kuo Lung
- Chieh-Ping Kao
- Shang-Kuan Liang