Tiger Killer

The story

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.

In the same saga

The Water Margin Collection

In release order

The Water Margin

1972

Pursuit

1972

The Delightful Forest

1972

All Men Are Brothers

1975

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This film

Tiger Killer

1982

Cast

T Ti LungWu Sung W Wang PingPan Jinlian K Ku FengElder Wu Da Long T Tony Liu Tian-jueXimen Qing W Wang LaiMadam Wang C Chan Bo-CheungQiao Yunghe T Tai Kwan-TakConstable Zhou Tian C Chan ShenMaster Zhang C Ching MiaoXiaofeng's grandfather C Chiang NanCoroner He Jiu L Liu Lai-LingXiaofeng S Shum LoMr Hu

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Y Yang Chi-ChingMagistrate W Walter Tso Tat-WahShaolin abbot W Wang Han-ChenLion Restaurant's boss N Ng Yam-ChuenAngry Father