The Brave Lion
1974, Chinese. Directed by Wu Fei-Chie.
During Japan's invasion of China in World War II, two disgraced Japanese soldiers are given a second chance. Facing execution for various infractions, the two men are offered a reprieve if they take a special assignment. Since they can speak Chinese and know the territory, the men are assigned to the task of running a Chinese labor camp the Japanese operate in occupied territory. After the men take over, they work the prisoner's so hard the labor force rises up in revolt of their treatment.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 January 1974
- Original title
- 猛獅
- Country
- Hong Kong, Taiwan
- Written by
- Jing-kang Chou
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Who directed The Brave Lion?
The Brave Lion (1974) was directed by Wu Fei-Chie and stars Barry Chan, Tsai Hung, Cheng Fu-Hung.