You're buying an ORIGINAL 1979 "Mission Kiss and
Kill" (Aka "Lang dang jiang hu"), martial arts movie poster. This one sheet
27" x 41" action poster advertised a film featuring Lee Yi Min and Blacky Ko. It's in VF condition, folded, with any issues visible
in the attached images, that are of the exact poster you're buying. Folded in the past,
like a majority of them, so there are minor fold lines. A few of the older, previously folded posters being
offered have small (less than postage stamp sized) pieces of clear tape
applied to reverse side to reinforce fold joints. While this has no
effect on the face of the poster, it helps to prevent any splitting or
tearing of the poster paper where folding makes them more susceptible.
It's actually an enhancement made by prior owner, but just making note
of this. I ship rolled in a tube. Great
SCARCE martial arts poster at a bargain price (if you know the
value). Decorate your dojo!Please send payment within 3 days of the close of this listing. I'll carefully package your movie poster, and ship promptly upon payment. Shipping within US is $5.50. If shipped at the same time, two or more posters from my listings can be sent at no additional postage cost to you. (No international shipping.)
About the movie
Set in the early days of the
Chinese Republic, this tale of Kung Fu kingpins and masters features beautiful women
in gorgeous costumes, exotic backgrounds and a tricky plot filled with martial arts
magic.
MISSION KISS AND KILL (1979) is a fast-paced made-in-Taiwan
kung fu adventure with two strong stars in peak form and lots of action. Lee Yi Min
stars as Constable Lu in a role that's something of a departure for a star more often
known for playing eager young kung fu students with a touch of goofiness about them
(NINJA CHECKMATE, 7 GRANDMASTERS, SEVEN COMMANDMENTS OF
KUNG FU). He still smiles here, but he's much more mature than usual as he plays an
honest cop embarking on a mission to deliver eight valuable jade miniature horses.
Blacky Ko (billed as Yuan Lung, who is also credited as fight choreographer) co-stars
as Lu's fighting partner, giving us a rare chance to see this celebrated character actor
of Hong Kong cinema (seen often in comic roles) in a starring kung fu role. He's quite
good at the action and makes us wish he'd done more films like this. He also has good
chemistry with Lee and they share a number of intricately planned acrobatic
maneuvers (e.g. "catch the snake") in their various fights with the bad guys, including
one who does "crab fist" on them. The two characters trained together as youths and
continue to call each other by their nicknames, "Little Deer" for Lee, and "Monkey"
for Blacky.
The plot, about getting the jade horses from one place to another,
is not as rigorous as the fighting and doesn't make much sense when it's all added up.
However, it's simply an excuse for lots and lots of fights with a host of reliable
supporting players from kung fu films led by the always dependable Lung Fei, who
plays the rich man who hires Lee for the job and finagles him into marrying his
beautiful daughter, Ping-ya. (I'm assuming the actress who plays her is the fourth-billed
name in the cast, Yang Jo Len, although I can't confirm it.) The fights are imaginatively
staged along the route and are set in taverns, inns, roadside clearings and temples and
similar historic sites. The film was directed by Lee Tso Nam. It remains a better-than-average little package for fans of kung fu
action, particularly those who want to see these two stars in change-of-pace
roles.
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