The Mad Monk (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Siu Yam Yam (Actor)
| Yeh Feng (Actor)
| Yu Rong (Actor)
| Li Han Hsiang (Director)
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Shaw Brothers auteur Li Han Hsiang helms the period comedy The Mad Monk. Departing from the luscious aesthetics and sensually charged stories he is most well known for, Li offers an earnest and entertaining take on the episodic adventures of Ji Gong, an eccentric vagabond monk who spurned Buddhist rules of asceticism but was considered a "living buddha" because of his benevolence. Portrayed numerous times on both the small and big screen, Ji Gong was perhaps most notably embodied by Stephen Chow in his 1993 film The Mad Monk, although a same-titled offering came much earlier in 1977.
Li's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from the brink of death and a young man from the hands of unscrupulous debtors. Ji Gong also deals mischievous justice on robbers and corrupt officials. The titular mad monk is played with flair by renowned 70s actor Yeh Feng, who also sings the film's theme song. Co-starring Siu Yam Yam and Yu Rong, The Mad Monk was followed up in 1978 with the sequel The Mad Monk Strikes Again.
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| Product Title: | The Mad Monk (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) 佛跳牆 (DVD) (香港版) 佛跳墙 (DVD) (香港版) The Mad Monk (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) The Mad Monk (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Siu Yam Yam (Actor) | Yeh Feng (Actor) | Yu Rong (Actor) 邵音音 (Actor) | 野峰 (Actor) | 于榮 (Actor) 邵音音 (Actor) | 野峰 (Actor) | 于荣 (Actor) 邵音音（シウ・ヤムヤム） (Actor) | Yeh Feng (Actor) | Yu Rong (Actor) Siu Yam Yam (Actor) | Yeh Feng (Actor) | Yu Rong (Actor) |
| Director: | Li Han Hsiang 李翰祥 李翰祥 李翰祥（リー・ハンシャン） Li Han Hsiang |
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| Release Date: | 2007-10-04 |
| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | 2.35 : 1 |
| Widescreen Anamorphic: | Yes |
| Sound Information: | Mono Audio |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 3 - South East Asia (including Hong Kong, S. Korea and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Duration: | 101 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Intercontinental Video (HK) |
| Package Weight: | 120 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1005059927 |
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* Screen Format: 2.35:1(Anamorphic Widescreen)
* Sound Mix: MONO
* Special Features:
- 精選猛片預告 Other Releases
- 劇照 Color Stills
- 原裝海報 Original Poster
- 電影簡介 Production Notes
- 演員/導演簡介 Biography & Selected Filmography
導演：李翰祥
Director: Li Han-hsiang
李翰祥執導的《佛跳牆》共有四個單元，首個故事是描述一對母子因施予濟公一碗豆漿而逃過喪命之危；其二則說濟公幫助賣菜漢，逃離高利貸者的滋擾；其三則寫濟公以櫻桃化夜明珠，將大盜教訓一頓；最末一則是描寫濟公以巧計捉弄胡作非為的相爺父子。李翰祥借濟公的善行，針貶權貴惡霸的種種惡行，為平民大眾吐一口烏氣。
No genre is beyond prolific auteur Li Han-hsiang, who slips from directing action to dramas to erotica with seeming ease but to great success. Li turns The Mad Monk into a hilarious scamper around the villages as the Mad Monk rushes around saving hawkers from crumbling walls and bullies, recovering stolen money for a young man and punishing a ruthless court official and his son. A fun caper with an underlying moral.
* Sound Mix: MONO
* Special Features:
- 精選猛片預告 Other Releases
- 劇照 Color Stills
- 原裝海報 Original Poster
- 電影簡介 Production Notes
- 演員/導演簡介 Biography & Selected Filmography
導演：李翰祥
Director: Li Han-hsiang
李翰祥執導的《佛跳牆》共有四個單元，首個故事是描述一對母子因施予濟公一碗豆漿而逃過喪命之危；其二則說濟公幫助賣菜漢，逃離高利貸者的滋擾；其三則寫濟公以櫻桃化夜明珠，將大盜教訓一頓；最末一則是描寫濟公以巧計捉弄胡作非為的相爺父子。李翰祥借濟公的善行，針貶權貴惡霸的種種惡行，為平民大眾吐一口烏氣。
No genre is beyond prolific auteur Li Han-hsiang, who slips from directing action to dramas to erotica with seeming ease but to great success. Li turns The Mad Monk into a hilarious scamper around the villages as the Mad Monk rushes around saving hawkers from crumbling walls and bullies, recovering stolen money for a young man and punishing a ruthless court official and his son. A fun caper with an underlying moral.
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Ji Gong to the rescue!
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In "The Mad Monk", Yeh Feng surely plays one of the most unusual leading men ever to grace the silver screen. Short, pudgy, drunk, unwashed, and ugly, the monk Ji Gong doesn't make a good first impression on anyone he meets. Indeed, most people assume he is crazy. However, if you are suffering an injustice, then Ji Gong is the man you want on your side ... even if, due to his terrible body odor, you prefer he keep his distance. Ji Gong doesn't defeat the evildoers with fisticuffs or swordplay. He outwits them, usually by playing upon their greed and lust. It becomes a real treat to see Ji Gong verbally joust with people who seek to use their power and wealth to take advantage of the downtrodden. Yeh Feng is terrific as the scruffy monk who thinks nothing of pawning the saffron robes of his fellow monks in order to buy a drink for himself. The cast is filled with a host of superb Shaw Brothers' character actors. While this is not the lush production that one typically associates with director Li Han Hsiang, it effectively brings to life the daily affairs of average folks in its historical setting. I recommend "The Mad Monk" highly; battles of wits were never more fun. |
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