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Take the Rap

1981-07-31 · 90 min · Not rated

Romance · Action · Adventure

Very rareTaiwanese classic kung fu/swordsplay/fantasy flick featuring Meng Fei as Phoenix Luk.

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Directors
Yu Wang
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Countries
Taiwan
Status
Released

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Mang FeiMang Fei
Shih FengShih Feng
Mark Lung Kuan-wuMark Lung Kuan-wu
Te-Yun Pei
Philip So Yuen-Fung
Jen-ping Su
Ding Guo-sheng
Yang LiehYang Lieh
Fang FangFang Fang
Yang Chun-Chun

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