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Human Lanterns

Human Lanterns

★ 6,1 /10 (53 Votes)
1982 ZH 99 min

Overview

A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.

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Release date

14/07/1982

Votes

53

Popularity

1.2

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

人皮燈籠

Language

ZH

Runtime

99 min

Tony Liu Tian-jue

Tony Liu Tian-jue

Master Lung Shu Ai

Chen Kuan-tai

Chen Kuan-tai

Tan Fu

Lo Lieh

Lo Lieh

Chao Chun Fang

Tanny Tien Ni

Tanny Tien Ni

Lee Chin

Choh Seung-Wan

Choh Seung-Wan

Yen Chu

Lam Sau-Kwan

Lam Sau-Kwan

Master Tan's Sister

Lo Meng

Lo Meng

Kwai Sze Yin

Sun Chien

Sun Chien

Sgt. Poon

Ai Fei

Ai Fei

Guest at Fu's Banquet

Susan Shaw Yam-yam

Susan Shaw Yam-yam

Guest at Fu's Banquet

Wong Ching-Ho

Wong Ching-Ho

Old Tsui

Shum Lo

Shum Lo

Restaurant Boss

Teresa Ha Ping

Teresa Ha Ping

Brothel Madam

Ching Miao

Ching Miao

Guest at Fu's Banquet (uncredited)

Wang Han-Chen

Wang Han-Chen

Master Tan's Housekeeper (uncredited)

Ngai Tim-Choi

Ngai Tim-Choi

Constable (uncredited)

No photo

Lau Siu-Kwan

Master Lung's Page (uncredited)

Eric Chan Ga-Kei

Eric Chan Ga-Kei

Master Lung's Page (uncredited)

Yuen Wah

Yuen Wah

(uncredited)

Wong Mei-Mei

Wong Mei-Mei

(uncredited)

Yuen Bun

Yuen Bun

(uncredited)

Huang Pei-Chih

Huang Pei-Chih

(uncredited)

Lam Chi-Tai

Lam Chi-Tai

(uncredited)

No photo

Sek Gong

(uncredited)

No photo

Hon Lai-Fan

(uncredited)

No photo

Wong Siu-Ming

(uncredited)

Cheung Chok-Chow

Cheung Chok-Chow

(uncredited)

No photo

Yiu Man-Kei

(uncredited)

Kong Chuen

Kong Chuen

(uncredited)

Lee Hang

Lee Hang

(uncredited)

Patrick Ling Chi-Hung

Patrick Ling Chi-Hung

(uncredited)

Kong Long

Kong Long

(uncredited)

Ng Yuen-Fan

Ng Yuen-Fan

(uncredited)

No photo

Cho Yuen-Tat

(uncredited)

Wong Chi-Ming

Wong Chi-Ming

(uncredited)

Choi Kwok-Keung

Choi Kwok-Keung

(uncredited)

Fung Ging-Man

Fung Ging-Man

(uncredited)

Lui Hung

Lui Hung

(uncredited)

Tam Ying

Tam Ying

Guest at Fu's Banquet (uncredited)

Mama Hung

Mama Hung

(uncredited)

Fong Yue

Fong Yue

(uncredited)

Tang Yuk-Wing

Tang Yuk-Wing

(uncredited)

Got Ping

Got Ping

(uncredited)

Man Ngai-Tik

Man Ngai-Tik

(uncredited)

No photo

Yeung Kim-Man

(uncredited)

Chan Siu-Kai

Chan Siu-Kai

(uncredited)

No photo

Ho Chi-Wai

(uncredited)

Chik Ngai-Hung

Chik Ngai-Hung

(uncredited)

Chan Hung

Chan Hung

(uncredited)

No photo

Wan Yiu-Cho

(uncredited)

Lee Fat-Yuen

Lee Fat-Yuen

(uncredited)

No photo

Hung San-Nam

(uncredited)

No photo

Stephen Chan Yung

(uncredited)

Fung Ming

Fung Ming

(uncredited)

Ting Tung

Ting Tung

(uncredited)

Lui Tat

Lui Tat

(uncredited)

Gam Tin-Chue

Gam Tin-Chue

(uncredited)

Man Man

Man Man

(uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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JPV852

JPV852

2026-10-18

⭐ 4

I will admit up-front that I'm not much a fan of martial art films for the most part and generally avoid them and also know very little history behind the genre. That said, the mix of martial arts and horror had me intrigued. The end result was a film that felt derivative though the horror elements weren't terrible at least. However, the plot made little sense, and I found myself bored more than interested (on the plus side, there is a nifty 1-2 minute long tracking shot during one of the sword fights that was cool). Maybe fans of martial arts will find this entertaining, but I won't ever revi…

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