The Ape Girl

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The Ape Girl

1979

1h 28m

3.9(4 votes)

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Overview

The story of Ming Ling Shur, a girl who was raised by apes and thus has a natural ability with monkey kung fu. She grows up and falls for a prince who is really an evil kung fu master, who exploits her abilities for his own gain.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Chan Sing

4th Prince

Lo Lieh

Assassin

Miao Tian

Jin Feng-ling

Monkey girl

Lee Man-Tai

Beggar

Shao Lo-Hui

Ai Tsu-Wang

Chan Sam-Lam

Wong Cheong-Chi

Prince's Advisor

Chin Pin

Creative team

Directed by: Chen Chi-Hwa
Written by: Hou Cheng

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