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

Screenplay, Directors, and Choreographers

  • Hsu Hsia
  • Chien Yuen Sheng

Producer


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