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Hell's Wind Staff
Hell's Wind Staff
	DVD cover
Directed by	Lu Chin-ku; Tony Wong
Written by	Huang Yu-liang; Tony Wong; Thomas Tang
Story by	Tony Wong
Produced by	Tony Wong; Hwang Yen-kwang
Starring	Hwang Jang Lee; Meng Yuen-man; Mang Hoi; Kwan Yung-moon
Cinematography	Ma Goon-wa
Edited by	Poon Hung-yiu
Music by	Frankie Chan
Distributed by	Yuk Long Movies
Release date	5 July 1979;
Running time	85 min.
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

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Hell's Wind Staff (released in the United Kingdom as Hell'z Windstaff or also known as The Dragon and the Tiger Kids.) is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lu Chin-ku, and also written, produced, storied and directed by Tony Wong based in edition of a comic book 龍虎門 made in hong kong, starring Hwang Jang Lee, Meng Yuen-man, Mang Hoi and Kwan Yung-moon.

Plot

Two young kung fu experts are terrorized by an evil warlord whose weapon is known as the Hell's Wind Staff. With the aid of an old rival of the warlord, they train in the Dragon Hands and the Rowing Oar to face off against the deadly Hell's Wind Staff.

Cast

Hwang Jang Lee – Lu Shan-tu
Meng Yuen-man – Tiger Wang
Mang Hoi – Stone Dragon
Kwan Yung-moon – Shek
Jason Pai Piao – Ching Wan-li
Yip Fei-yang – Tiao Erh
Lau Hok-nin – Master Wang Fu-hu
Baan Yun-sang – Snake Fighter
Wong Mei – Master Liu Chia-wen
Hsu Hsia – Cousin Hsu
Cheung Hei – Older Fisherman #1
Chui Fat – Beats Up Unwilling Fishermen
Gam Tin-chue – Older Fisherman #2
Ho Kei-chong
Kei Ho-chiu
Lee Chu-hwa – Muscles
Lin Ke-ming
Lo Wai – Hsu's Student
Tai San – Recruits Fishermen
Wang Han-chen – Uncle Fu
Yeung Sai-gwan

Action choreographers

Hsu Hsia
Corey Yuen
Chin Yuet-sang
Yuen Shun-yee

DVD release

DVD was released in Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2003, it was distributed by Eastern Heroes. In the US it was released on DVD by Xenon Video (2003) in 2.35:1 ratio, original language (Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles burned in), the ending where you see the bad guy get shoved into a tree stump and his legs yanked apart like a wishbone, is truncated. The World Video release (2001) is full screen, English dubbed and it features the full ending.

External links

Hell's Wind Staff at IMDb

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-| starring = [[Hwang Jang Lee]]<br/>Meng Yuen-man<br/>Mang Hoi<br/> Kwan Yung-moon
+| starring = [[Hwang Jang-lee|Hwang Jang Lee]]<br/>Meng Yuen-man<br/>Mang Hoi<br/> Kwan Yung-moon
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 | editing = Poon Hung-yiu
 | distributor = Yuk Long Movies
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-'''''Hell's Wind Staff''''' (aka '''''Hell'z Windstaff''''' and '''''Dragon and the Tiger Kids''''') is a [[Hong Kong films of 1979|1979]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[martial arts film]] directed by Lu Chin-ku, and also written, produced, storied and directed by Tony Wong, starring [[Hwang Jang Lee]], Meng Yuen-man, Mang Hoi and Kwan Yung-moon.
+'''''Hell's Wind Staff''''' (released in the United Kingdom as '''''Hell'z Windstaff''''' or also known as '''''The Dragon and the Tiger Kids'''''.) is a 1979 Hong Kong [[martial arts film]] directed by Lu Chin-ku, and also written, produced, storied and directed by Tony Wong based in edition of a comic book [[Oriental Heroes|龍虎門]] made in hong kong, starring [[Hwang Jang-lee|Hwang Jang Lee]], Meng Yuen-man, Mang Hoi and Kwan Yung-moon.
 ==Plot==
 Two young kung fu experts are terrorized by an evil warlord whose weapon is known as the Hell's Wind Staff. With the aid of an old rival of the warlord, they train in the Dragon Hands and the Rowing Oar to face off against the deadly Hell's Wind Staff.
-==References==
-The film is referenced on [[Wu-Tang Clan]] member [[GZA]]'s 1995 album [[Liquid Swords]] with a track entitled "Hell's Wind Staff: Killa Hills 10304", and on the Wu Tang Clan's second album released in 1997 "Wu Tang Forever" with the track entitled "Hellz Wind Staff"
 ==Cast==
-*[[Hwang Jang Lee]] – Lu Shan-tu
+*[[Hwang Jang-lee|Hwang Jang Lee]] – Lu Shan-tu
 *Meng Yuen-man – Tiger Wang
-*Mang Hoi – Stone Dragon
+*[[Mang Hoi]] – Stone Dragon
 *Kwan Yung-moon – Shek
 *Jason Pai Piao – Ching Wan-li
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 *Lee Chu-hwa – Muscles
 *Lin Ke-ming
-*Lo Wai – Hsu’s Student
+*Lo Wai – Hsu's Student
 *Tai San – Recruits Fishermen
 *Wang Han-chen – Uncle Fu
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 ==DVD release==
-On February 24, 2003, DVD was released by Eastern Heroes at the [[United Kingdom|UK]] in [[DVD region code|Region 2]].
+DVD was released in [[DVD region code#2|Region 2]] in the United Kingdom on 24 February 2003, it was distributed by Eastern Heroes.
+In the US it was released on DVD by Xenon Video (2003) in 2.35:1 ratio, original language (Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles burned in), the ending where you see the bad guy get shoved into a tree stump and his legs yanked apart like a wishbone, is truncated. The World Video release (2001) is full screen, English dubbed and it features the full ending.
-==See also==
+==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|0079483}}
-*[[Hwang_Jang_Lee#Filmography|Hwang Jang Lee filmography]]
-== External links ==
-* {{imdb title|0079483|Hell's Wind Staff}}
-{{CinemaofHongKong}}
 [[Category:1979 films]]
-[[Category:1970s action films]]
+[[Category:1979 martial arts films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong action films]]
+[[Category:1970s Cantonese-language films]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong films]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong films about revenge]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong martial arts films]]
 [[Category:Kung fu films]]
-[[Category:Martial arts films]]
+[[Category:Rape and revenge films]]
+[[Category:1970s Hong Kong films]]
+{{martialart-film-stub}}
+{{1970s-HongKong-film-stub}}