To Kill with Intrigue

{{Infobox film

| name = To Kill with Intrigue

| image = To Kill With Intrigue.jpg

| caption = Original film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|t=劍花煙雨江南|p=jiàn huā yān yǔ jiāng nán|j=gim3 faa1 jin1 jyu5 gong1 naam4}}

| director = Lo Wei

| producer = Hsu Li-hwa
Lo Wei

| writer = Gu Long

| narrator =

| starring = Jackie Chan
Hsu Feng
Jeong Hee
George Wang
Chu Feng

| music = Frankie Chan

| cinematography = Chen Chong-yuan{{cite book |last1=Charles |first1=John |title=The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios |date=2000 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |location=Jefferson, North Carolina, and London |isbn=978-0-7864-4323-9 |page=315 |edition=2009}}

| editing = Kwok Ting-Hung

| studio = Lo Wei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.

| distributor = Lo Wei Motion Picture Company

| released = {{Film date|1977|07|22|Hong Kong|1977|09|24|South Korea|ref2=|df=y}}

| runtime = 106 minutes

| country = Hong Kong
South Korea

| language = Mandarin
Korean

| budget =

| gross = {{US$|254,826|link=yes}} ({{estimation}})

}}

To Kill with Intrigue ({{lang-zh|c=劍花煙雨江南}}, {{langx|ko|신당산대형}}) is a 1977 historical action-drama film directed by Lo Wei. A joint Hong Kong and South Korean co-production with martial arts, revenge and romance film elements,{{cite web |title=영화정보 |trans-title=Movie Information |url=http://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/business/mast/mvie/searchMovieList.do |website=KOFIC |publisher=Korean Film Council |language=ko |accessdate=26 August 2019 }}{{cite web |title=To Kill with Intrigue |url=https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Intrigue-Blu-ray-Jackie-Chan/dp/B07HSJWH7H |publisher=88 Films |accessdate=20 June 2020 |date=10 December 2018}} the film stars Hong Kong action movie star Jackie Chan with Taiwanese actress Hsu Feng and South Korean actress Jeong Hee. The movie was filmed in South Korea.

Plot

Ding Can-ren (Hsu Feng) leads a gang known as the Killer Bees on a revenge mission to kill Lei Shao-feng (Jackie Chan) and his family. However, she kills everyone but Lei Shao-feng and falls in love with him.

Cast

Jackie Chan – as Lei Shao-feng
Hsu Feng – as Ding Can-ren
Jeong Hee (credited as Yu Ling Lung) – as Qian-qian (also known as Chin Chin)
Shin Il-Ryong – as Jin-chuan
George Wang – as Dragon Escort Master
Chan Wai Lau – as assassin's chief
Chan San Yat – as assassin
To Wai Wo – as assassin
Yuen Biao – as assassin
Chin Yuet Sang – as castle guard

Production

Jackie mentions, in his book I Am Jackie Chan, how much of the plot is confusing, and he was sure that even the director, Lo Wei, didn't even know what was going on. He has also gone on to express that the generally cold weather at the time of filming made for a frustrating experience.

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed {{HK$}}292,664.90{{cite web |title=To Kill with Intrigue (1977) |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5807 |website=Hong Kong Movie Database |accessdate=19 June 2020}} ({{US$|{{#expr:292664.90/4.66 round 0}}|link=yes}}).{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (HK$ per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1977&locations=HK&start=1976 |website=World Bank |year=1977 |accessdate=7 December 2018}} In South Korea, it sold 103,265 tickets in Seoul, equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately {{Currency|{{#expr:103265*900}}|KRW}}{{cite book |last=Park |first=Seung Hyun |title=A Cultural Interpretation of Korean Cinema, 1988-1997 |date=2000 |publisher=Indiana University |page=119 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ilEeAQAAMAAJ |quote=Average Ticket Prices in Korea, 1974–1997 [...] * Source: Korea Cinema Yearbook (1997–1998) * Currency: won [...] Foreign [...] 1977 [...] 900}} ({{US$|{{#expr:92938500/484 round 0}}|link=no}}).{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (KRW per US$, period average) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1977&locations=KR&start=1974 |website=World Bank |year=1982 |accessdate=7 December 2018}} This adds up to a total estimated gross of approximately {{US$|{{#expr:62804+192022}}|link=no}} in Hong Kong and Seoul, equivalent to {{US$|{{Inflation|US|0.254826|1976|r=3}} million}} adjusted for inflation.

Trivia

For the Japanese release of this film, the name of Chu Feng's character, Chin Chin, had to be changed because Chin Chin is the slang for penis in Japan.{{cite book |last1=Chan |first1=Jackie |last2=Yang |first2=Jeff |author-link1=Jackie Chan|author-link2=Jeff Yang|title=I Am Jackie Chan: A Life in Action |date=1999 |chapter=My Films|publisher=Ballantine Books |location=New York |isbn=0-345-42913-3 |page=371 |edition=1999 with new postlude|language=English}}