Tiger Killer (1982) — action film. Directed by Li Han-Hsiang. Starring Ti Lung, Wang Ping, Ku Feng, Tony Liu Tian-jue. This page maps 9 characters and 10 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A violent and emotionally dependent man gains public status through killing a tiger, then becomes entangled in domestic and sexual tension.
Action · 7.5/10 · 94 min · 1982
TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary epic, "The Water Margin." It tells the tale of Wu Song, who slays a man-eating tiger preying on farmers and villagers and becomes the hero of the province, getting appointed as a constable by the local magistrate. He is reunited with his older brother, the short, disfigured Wu the Elder, a peddler of buns, who invites Wu Song to move in with him and his new wife. The wife, Golden Lotus, is an attractive young former maid who had been forced to marry Wu the Elder as punishment for getting caught in bed with her master by the master's wife. She takes a liking to the handsome, strong Wu Song, who rebuffs her attempts to seduce him. When Wu Song is sent on a long journey, the wife begins an affair with a rich local merchant. When Wu Song returns from his mission, he is met with shocking news which sets off a series of violent acts of retribution.
Tiger Killer is title 5 of 5 in the The Water Margin Collection release order. Previous: All Men Are Brothers (1975).
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