Corey Yuen's Ninja In The Dragons Den 龍之忍者 + Drunken Dragon aka Exciting Dragon 龍發威 : with bonus Huggbees Riff (GeekJuiceMedia)

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Ninja in the Dragon's Den ( Chinese : 龍之忍者 ) is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Corey Yuen in his feature film directorial debut, and written by Yuen and Ng See-yuen . It stars Conan Lee , Hiroyuki Sanada and Hwang Jang-lee . The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 24 June 1982. Plot In Japan of the Tokugawa Ieyasu period, a young ninja named Genbu wantonly kills samurai and other government officials, leaving his clan to face the blame. When they hunt him down, Genbu and his wife Akane sail to China both to escape their wrathful kinsmen and for Genbu to complete his revenge by finding the last man he holds responsible for his father's death. That man, Fukusa, leads a peaceful life as a mirror maker under the name of Uncle Fu. He has a young protégé, Sun Jing, a smug martial artist who constantly tries to prove himself by taking up every opportunity to fight. Jing also constantly teases his lecherous servant Chee and takes few things very seriously. When he sees his surrogate father attacked, Jing immediately rushes to his aid, but after several clashes he finds out that he and the ninja are evenly matched. It is revealed that Genbu's father was not killed by his clan members; he instead died as a hero in a rebellion years ago. Ashamed of his own cowardice in fleeing to China following that attempted uprising, Fu makes peace with Genbu. But before their final encounter, Fu took poison to restore his honor by his own death . Fu asks Genbu to kill him in order to spare him the final agony, which promptly leads to a misunderstanding between Genbu and Jing. The two battle each other to the top of Jing's family temple and eventually settle their differences just in time to face The Magician, a spiritual boxer whose son Jing has insulted in the course of the movie. The film ends with Jing and Genbu killing the Magician, with some unwitting assistance from Akane and Chee. The latter promptly tempts fate by claiming the better part of the credit for this victory, prompting Genbu and Jing to teach him a lesson. Cast Conan Lee – Sun Jing, one of the main protagonists and a smug but skilled Chinese martial artist Hiroyuki Sanada – Genbu, one of the main protagonists and a skilled ninja from Japan Tai Bo – Chee, Sun Jing's easygoing and lecherous servant Hiroshi Tanaka - Fukusa/"Uncle Fu", the man Genbu holds responsible for his father's death Kaname Tsushima – Akane, Genbu's wife Hwang Jang-lee – The Magician, a demon-spiritualistic kung fu master Kwan Yung-moon – Sanchiro, the kashira (leader) of Genbu's ninja clan Ma Chin-ku Tien Feng Wu Jiaxing Chen Chin-hai Cheung Chung-kwai Chin Lung Ho Hing-nam Alan Lee Hoi-hing Ng See-yuen Peng Kang Wang Yao Wei Ping-ao – Doctor in Clinic (Chee's father) Yukio Someno – Monk, a senior member of The Magician's cult Reception In December 2019, the film holds a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 76% based on 277 reviews. [ 2 ] Reviews specifically praise the film's dynamics, its unusual story, and its theme song. Exciting Dragon 1985 龍發威 Directed by Chiu Chung-Hing Synopsis The story revolves around three nasty villains’ quest to retrieve the Seven Star Armor which will enable them to retrieve the sacred sword from a Taoist monastery.