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Raining in the Mountain (1979)

Film · 1979 · 121 min · Action · Adventure · Drama

In Ming Dynasty China, the retiring abbot of a Buddhist monastery invites two dignitaries to help him choose a successor, not suspecting that both of them have hired help to steal a priceless parchment kept in the temple.

Directed by King Hu

Starring Hsu Feng, Sun Yueh, Tung Lin, Tien Feng, Chen Hui-Lou, Paul Chun Pui, Shih Chun, Wu Chia-Hsiang

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First cinema release anywhere11 July 1979 (Hong Kong)

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Hong Kong11 Jul 1979
France19 Aug 1987

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