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五郎八卦棍 (1984)
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Alt title: Invincible Pole Fighters
Alias: The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
Alias: Invincible Pole Fighter
Origin: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese 
Genre: Martial Arts 
Theatrical Run (HK): 02/17/1984 - 02/26/1984
Box Office: HK $3,792,852
 
Director
  Lau Kar-Leung
 
Screenwriters
  Ni Kuang
  Lau Kar-Leung
 
Martial Arts Directors
  Lau Kar-Leung
  King Lee King-Chu
  Hsiao Ho
 
Producer
  Mona Fong Yat-Wah
 
 
Cast
  Gordon Liu Chia-Hui ... Yang 5th brother
  Alexander Fu Sheng ... Yang 6th brother
  Kara Hui Ying-Hung ... Yang 8th sister
  Lily Li Li-Li ... Mother Yang (She Tai-chun)
  Phillip Ko Fei ... Temple Abbot
  King Lee King-Chu ... Temple Abbot Zhihong
  Lam Hak-Ming ... General Pan Mei
  Johnny Wang Lung-Wei ... Prince Yeh Li Lin
  Chu Tit-Wo ... Ying Kuei
  Lau Kar-Leung ... Hunter, helps Yang 5th escape
  Yuen Tak ... Yang loyalist with Golden Blade
  Yeung Sai-Gwan ... Tartar general
  Sek Gong ... Tartar general
  Yeung Ching-Ching ... Yang 9th sister
  Wong Yu ... Yang 1st brother
  Lau Kar-Wing ... Yang 2nd brother
  Robert Mak Tak-Law ... Yang 3rd brother
  Hsiao Ho ... Yang 4th brother
  Cheung Chin-Pang ... Yang 7th brother, Yang Si
  Wong Ching-Ho ... Innkeeper
  Leanne Lau Suet-Wah ... The Queen
  Wan Ling-Kwong ... Abbot of Qingliang Temple
  Pan Yung-Sheng ... Temple student
  Ho Chi-Wai ... Temple student (Brother Fifth)/Tartar so
  Mak Wai-Cheung ... Temple student
  So Hon-Sang ... Temple student/Soldier
  Jackson Ng Yuk-Sue ... Temple student
  Chang Seng-Kwong ... Temple student
  Ho Wing-Cheung ... Temple student
  Lam Wai ... Temple monk
  Ma Hon-Yuen ... Temple monk
  Cheung Lin-Ping ... Tartar soldier
  Lau Tze-Ming ... Tartar soldier
  Wong Ka-Leung ... Tartar soldier
  Siu Tak-Foo ... Tartar soldier
  San Sin ... Tartar soldier
  Liu Hok-Ming ... Tartar soldier
  Cheung Wing-Cheung (2) ... Tartar soldier/Pan Mei's soldier
  Wong Chi-Keung (3) ... Pan Mei's soldier
  Yeung Wah ... Pan Mei's soldier
  Ting Tung ... Pan Mei's soldier
  Ng Kit-Keung ... Pan Mei's soldier / Extra
  Wong Chi-Kin ... Pan Mei's soldier
  Cho Yuen-Tat ... Temple monk/Pan Mei's and soldier
  Wong Siu-Ming (3) ... Pan Mei's soldier
  Kei Ho-Chiu ... Temple monk/Yang servant
  Chan Ming-Wai ... Temple monk/Yang servant
  Cheung Wing-Hon ... Tartar soldier/Yang servant
  Lau Chun ... Yang servant
  Tang Wing-Siu ... Yang servant
  Derek Kwok Jing-Hung ... Tartar soldier/Soldier/Student
  Chan Kwok-Keung (2) ... Tartar soldier/Inn waiter
  Chu Kai ... Temple student
  Lam Moon-Wa ... Tartar archer
  Wong Wai-Fong ... Monk
  Wong Wai-Fai ... Monk/Soldier
 
Production Company
  Shaw Brothers
 
Distributor
  Shaw Brothers (Hong Kong)
 
Assistant Director
  Chan Yau-Man   Huang Pa-Ching   Wong Kwok-Wai
 
Script Supervisor
  Chan Lap-Sin
 
Cinematographer
  Cho On-Sun
 
Lighting
  Yuen Teng-Bong   Au Kau
 
Costume
  Liu Chi-Yu
 
Makeup
  Lau Gai-Sing   Poon Man-Wah
 
Hair Dressing
  Peng Yen-Lien
 
Editor
  Chiang Hsing-Lung   Lee Yim-Hoi
 
Props
  Lai Yu   Wong Kwok-Wai
 
Scenery
  Chan King-Sam   Tang Kong-Yin
 
Sound Recordist
  Tsui Ping-Kwong
 
Music
  Stephen Shing Gam-Wing   So Jan-Hau
 
Presenter
  Sir Run Run Shaw
 
Planning
  Lee Tai-Hang
 
Production Manager
  Lawrence Wong Ka-Hay
 
Associate Production Manager
  Chan Lee-Wah
 
Unit Manager
  Wong Hon-Chung
 
Foley
  Li Yi-Chih
 
Dialogue
  Ding Yue   Lee Lan (3)
 
Filming Location
  Hong Kong
 
 
Summary
  A heroic family is double-crossed and massacred on the battlefield. Only two brothers--Gordon Liu and Alexander Fu Sheng-- survive the slaughter. Alexander Fu Sheng returns home to his mother and sisters, but has been driven insane by witnessing the slaughter of all his brothers and father. Chia-hui escapes to a monastery where his bloodlust and warlike demeanor put him at odds with the monks. The family mother (Li Li Li) sends the elder daughter (Hui Ying Hung) to look for the lost brother, but she is captured by the villains. Chia-hui eventually leaves the monastery to rescue her. [battlemonkey]