Black Magic (1975 film)
Black Magic is a 1975 Hong Kong horror film directed by Ho Meng Hua and starring Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Tanny Tien, Lily Li and Ku Feng. A sequel to the film was released in 1976.
| Black Magic | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 降頭 |
| Simplified | 降头 |
| Mandarin | Jiàng Tóu |
| Cantonese | Gong3 Tau4 |
| Directed by | Ho Meng Hua |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
| Screenplay by | Ni Kuang |
| Starring | Ti Lung Lo Lieh Tanny Tien Lily Li Ku Feng |
| Music by | Frankie Chan |
| Cinematography | Cho Wai-kei |
| Edited by | Chiang Hsing-lung |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date | 2 October 1975 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
Plot
This film is about a black magic from the area near the South Seas which is named the Tame Head.
There is an evil magician who named Shan Chien-mi. He lives in a forest and people who want to wreak vengeance on their enemy come here and ask him to kill their enemy. Then, Shan Chien-mi will get a great amount of gold from them as reward. At the same time, Master Fu Yong, a kind magician, notices that Shan Chien-mi is doing something immoral so he plans to destroy this evil magician.
Xu Nuo and his fiancée Chu-ying are really in love with each other and finally they decide to get married. However, on the wedding day, Xu Nuo breaks up with the fiancée unexpectedly and starts a new romantic relationship with a rich widow named Luo Yin.
In fact, Luo Yin has always carried a torch for Xu Nuo so she asks Shan Chien-mi using Tame Head of love to let Xu Nuo unconsciously in love with her. Then obviously, Luo Yin's nasty objective is attained; but this woman is still not satisfied. She wants the innocent fiancée to die. So Shan Jianmi uses the Tame Head of death to make Chu-ying suffer from an incurable disease.
Fortunately, the friend of Chu-ying asks Master Fu Yong for help. The kind magician successfully saves Chu-ying.
Then, Master Fu Yong finds Xu Nuo in the widow's house and breaks the Tame Head of love. After that, he fights with Shan Chien-mi and finally kills him and the widow.
Cast
- Ti Lung as Xu Nuo
- Lo Lieh as Liang Chia-chieh
- Tanny Tien as Mrs. Zhou / Luo Yin
- Lily Li as Wang Chu-ying
- Ku Feng as Shan Chien-mi
- Ku Wen-chung as Master Fu Yong
- Lee Sau-kei as Uncle Feng
- Elliot Ngok as Mr. Wang
- Chen Ping as Mrs. Wang
- Lam Wai-tiu as Wei Te-chin
- Lam Fung as Nuo's colleague
- Norman Chu as Nuo's colleague
- Ng Hong-sang as Nuo's colleague
- Helen Ko as Shan's patron #1
- Dana as Mistress cured by Shan's patron #1
- Ofelia Yau as Bridesmaid
- Lam Siu as Doctor
- Koo Chim-hung as Doctor
- Chin Chun as Party guest
- Fung King-man as Wedding guest
- Tam Ying as Wedding guest
- Cheung Siu-lun as Party guest