During the last days of the Ming Dynasty, the coast of Southeast China was at the mercy of marauding of Japanese pirates. When Hangchow city was occupied, the general’s cousin Hsiao Feng, a fencing master-hand, went to rescue his uncle but failed. When he arrived in a small town, he met Shinobu’s army tyrannizing the common people. He tried to help them out and planed to organize them to fight against the enemy. When they knew that the enemy’s army carrying the provender would arrive in 7 days, they decided to annihilate them in the Beach of The War Gods and arranged everything well there. It was at night that the enemy arrived there and was hit by the trap. When the rest of the arms rushed into the town, the Chinese people fought against them hard. Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- dansk
- Norsk
- Native Title: 戰神灘
- Also Known As: Zin San Taan , Blood Dragon , Jin San Taan , Zhan Shen Tan , 战神滩
- Screenwriter & Director: Jimmy Wang
- Genres: Wuxia, War
Cast & Credits
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![Jimmy Wang in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)]( "Jimmy Wang in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)")
Jimmy Wang Main Role -
![Tien Yeh in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)]( "Tien Yeh in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)")
Tien Yeh"Killer" Leng PingMain Role -
![Lung Fei in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)]( "Lung Fei in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)")
Lung FeiHashimotoMain Role -
![Hsieh Han in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)]( "Hsieh Han in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)")
Hsieh Han"Iron Bull Chao"Support Role -
![Wang Yung Sheng in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)]( "Wang Yung Sheng in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)")
Wang Yung Sheng[Japanese officer]Guest Role -
![Chin Wan Che in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)]( "Chin Wan Che in Beach of the War Gods Hong Kong Movie (1973)")
Chin Wan Che[Extra]Guest Role
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Reviews
A beautiful paradox
At the heart of the incredibly titled Beach of the War Gods is a beautiful paradox, one built upon love and shame, it's wuxia mayhem by way of Kurosawa and Leone all filtered through the eyes of Jimmy Wang Yu. Whilst hand-to-hand combat had started to become the name of the game following the dawn of the 1970s, this film sees Wang Yu take a decisive step back from what he was more well-known for, to make a film in the genre that had previously dominated, the wuxia. Granted, it does look a little rougher around the edges than many of its contemporaries, but its ambition and scope are to be marvelled at. Wang Yu makes fabulous use of the wide frame with some brilliantly composed and thoroughly beautiful shots sprinkled throughout. It's enriched with depth, movement and a constant visual interest to keep you engrossed with wind machines regularly blasting away, waves crashing dramatically and fire adding powerful amounts of colour. And this is all before I mention the film's awe-inspiring and action-packed finale that brings 25 minutes of uninterrupted magnificence to the forefront. Yes, the characters and plot are exceptionally flimsy and the dialogue is superficial at best; yet the stripped-back approach works in Beach of the War Gods' favour, never intruding upon its gloriously bloody action and rushing towards its lengthy, epic final battle without any fat getting in the way.
