The Lady Is the Boss
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Wong Hsia Yuan is an old-fashioned martial arts master who's so behind the times that he'd rather his school be destroyed than change its ways. He may get his wish, thanks to the young, beautiful, intelligent Chan Mei Ling, who arrives from the states to open a new branch of the school. Armed with an unfamiliar, modern way of thinking, Mei Ling goes about recruiting new students in strange, and sometimes questionably legal ways. Yuan is furious, but when the local triads enter the picture, the two put their differences aside to take back the neighborhood.
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Lau Kar-leung
Wang Hsieh Yun
Known for
The Legend of Drunken Master
Legendary Weapons of China
Kara Hui
Chan Mei Ling
Ku Feng
Wah Chaing Martial Arts Association Member
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
The Mighty Peking Man
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Lee Hon Man
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Kara Wai Ying-hung
Chan Mei Ling
Known for
Return to the 36th Chamber
The Bold, the Corrupt and the Beautiful
Cheung Chin-Pang
Ng Ming Fat
Also in
The Treasure Hunters
Wits of the Brats
Hsiao Ho
Cheuk Jin Shing
Known for
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Iron Monkey
Wong Yu
Ah Yung / Ah Wing
Known for
Dirty Ho
Rouge
Robert Mak Tak-Law
Wong Yuen Shuei
Known for
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
Port of Call
Lam Fai-Wong
Ah Fai
Known for
Clan of the White Lotus
The Five Venoms
Sun Chien
Ah Chang
Known for
The Five Venoms
Crippled Avengers
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Big Boss
Known for
Twin Dragons
The Boxer's Omen
Lau Kar-leung Director · Lee Tai-Hang Screenplay Huang Pa-Ching Screenplay
First release March 31, 1983 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese, English
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
掌門人
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · March 31, 1983
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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