Lion vs. Lion
Lion vs. Lion, also known as Roar Of The Lion and Nan bei shi wang (南北獅王, literally "South North Lion King"), is a 1981 Hong Kong kung fu film written and directed by Hsu Hsia and Chien Yuen Sheng. The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, a major Hong Kong film production company at the time.
Plot
In Lion vs. Lion, a teacher comes across a secret list of anti-Qing rebel names and quickly becomes a target for Qing loyalists. Lo Meng plays an ex-police officer who teams up with a coffin maker and con man (played by kung fu comedic actor Wong Yue) to return a lost package to a mysterious woman (Sharon Yueng). Meng and Yue get caught up in the situation further after winning a lion dance contest against Wang Lung-Wei in which the prize contains the list he is also after.
Cast
- Johnny Wang Lung Wei
- Lo Meng
- Wong Yue
- Sharon Yueng/Yang Pan Pan
- Chien Yuen Sheng
Screenplay, Directors, and Choreographers
- Hsu Hsia
- Chien Yuen Sheng