

Magnificent Wonderman
陰陽十八翻
Synopsis
When the Mongolian Salitai raids the Shaolin Temple, the head Buddhist priest of the temple, Won-kak, meets by chance the mute So-sun and the Mongolian Il-gong. They shave their heads and enter the temple. Buddhist priest Won-kak gets the Buddhist soldiers together and tells them to protect to the end the national treasure, the golden Buddhist statue that is at Shaolin temple. The mute So-sun works as the lowest servant at the temple and learns how to fight. One day, evil men come and steal the gold statue. So-sun sees this and tells Buddhist priest Sio but the ringleader of men is none other than the Mongolian informant Il-gong. So-sun ends up on the run due to scheming of Il-gong. After training with the Pungdo-hyub fighting technique, Il-gong turns the Shaolin Temple into the bandits' headquarters. So-sun searches out the 'Hwa-gong Secret Fighting Technique' scriptures and trains under it to defeat the Pungdo-hyub fighting technique.
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- Director
- Godfrey Ho, Kim Seon-gyung
- Screenplay & Story
- Kim Seon-gyung
- Original Score
- Jeong Min-seob
- Original Title
- 陰陽十八翻
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong, South Korea
- Spoken Languages
- Mandarin, Korean
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Production Studios
- Asso Asia Films, IFD Films & Arts Ltd.
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Godfrey Ho, Kim Seon-gyung
Kim Seon-gyung
Jeong Min-seob
Kim Jin-tae
Kang Dae-jin, Tomas Tang
Department Leadership Roster
Kim Seon-gyung
Writer
Godfrey Ho
Director
Kang Dae-jin
Producer
Kim Seon-gyung
Director
Kim Jin-tae
Editor
Jeong Min-seob
Original Music Composer
Tomas Tang
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Magnificent Wonderman
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Magnificent Wonderman about?
When the Mongolian Salitai raids the Shaolin Temple, the head Buddhist priest of the temple, Won-kak, meets by chance the mute So-sun and the Mongolian Il-gong. They shave their heads and enter the temple. Buddhist priest Won-kak gets the Buddhist soldiers together and tells them to protect to the end the national treasure, the golden Buddhist statue that is at Shaolin temple. The mute So-sun works as the lowest servant at the temple and learns how to fight. One day, evil men come and steal the gold statue. So-sun sees this and tells Buddhist priest Sio but the ringleader of men is none other than the Mongolian informant Il-gong. So-sun ends up on the run due to scheming of Il-gong. After training with the Pungdo-hyub fighting technique, Il-gong turns the Shaolin Temple into the bandits' headquarters. So-sun searches out the 'Hwa-gong Secret Fighting Technique' scriptures and trains under it to defeat the Pungdo-hyub fighting technique.
Who directed Magnificent Wonderman?
Magnificent Wonderman was directed by Godfrey Ho, Kim Seon-gyung.
Who stars in Magnificent Wonderman?
The principal cast of Magnificent Wonderman includes Casanova Wong, Elton Jeong Jin-Hwa, Kim Yeong-Il, Hyeon Gil-su, Kim Chung-ran.
When was Magnificent Wonderman released and how long is it?
Magnificent Wonderman was released in 1978 with a total runtime of 1h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for Magnificent Wonderman?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Magnificent Wonderman was composed by Jeong Min-seob.
