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The Magic Braid (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 98 mins · Chinese
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- Directed by
- Zien Zhang
- Starring
- Chen Baoguo, Zhang Yan, Xu Shouli, Qiu Yuzhen, Zheng Xin, Wang Yawei
The film adapts Feng Tszitsaya’s 1942 novel, depicting a rustic merchant who owns a family‑style battle scythe. Through a series of events, he becomes entangled in a struggle with the Tianjin underworld, confronting loyalty, survival and the moral complexities of the criminal world. The story weaves personal honor with the gritty realities of the city’s hidden power structures.
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