The Lady Assassin
Seen it?1983 | 86 min | Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair or Enter the Dragon, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Veteran action actor and director Lu Chun-ku set his sights on a tale of Ching Dynasty royal intrigue as an excuse to hire his favorite action stars, gather three choreographers, and film one fight-filled conspiracy after another. Liu Hsueh-hua is the title character caught between battling princes. Then there's award-winning actor Ku Feng, "Bastard Swordsman" Hsu Shao-chiang, "King of Shaw Brothers' Screen Villains" Wang Lung-wei, "Venom" Sun Chien, and even the director shows up to get his kicks in this danger-fraught adventure.
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
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$876K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tony Lou Chun-Ku
- Tony Liu Tian-jueYong Zheng/Fourth Prince
- Leanne LiuLui Si Niang
- Max Mok Siu-chung14th Prince
- Jason Pai PiaoMin Geng Yiu
- Norman Tsui Siu-keungTsang Jing
- Ku FengLui Liu Liang
- Cheung King-YuPearl
- Richard Yuen TakPak Tai Koon
- Kwan FungLord Chang Tieh Yue
- Wong Mei-MeiLui's Daughter