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The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens

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The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens
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Traditional Chinese新天龍八部之天山童姥
Simplified Chinese新天龙八部之天山童姥
Hanyu PinyinXīn Tiān Lóng Bā Bù Zhī Tiān Shān Tóng Lǎo
Directed byAndy Chin
Screenplay byCharcoal Tan
Story byLouis Cha
Produced byJimmy Heung
StarringBrigitte Lin
Gong Li
Sharla Cheung
Frankie Lam
Norman Chui
CinematographyPoon Hang-sang
Ray Wong
Yim Wai-gwaan
Edited byKam Ma
Music byViolet Lam
Production
company
Win's Movie Production Limited
Release date
  • 5 March 1994 (1994-03-05)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeHK$6,529,579.00

The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens (Chinese: 新天龍八部之天山童姥), also known as The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains, Semi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens of Heavenly Mountains, is a 1994 Hong Kong film loosely based on Louis Cha's novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The film's plot centers on the story of Hui-juk, one of the three protagonists of the novel. The film was directed by Andy Chin and starred Brigitte Lin, Gong Li, Sharla Cheung, Frankie Lam and Norman Chui.

Cast

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Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.
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