Shaw Brothers' The Super Inframan 中國超人 (1975) - Act 05 - Iron Armor & Dragon Monsters

Title: The Super Inframan 中國超人
Year: 1975
Director: Hua Shan 華山
Casts: Danny Lee 李修賢, Wang Hsieh 王俠
Imagine pint-sized Godzillas fighting the DC Comic superhero "Ironman," have Shaw Brothers improve on this outrageous mix by adding kung-fu choreography, and then you have Super Inframan, one of the most far-out, fantastical films ever made. Starring the up and coming Danny Lee (who achieved international superstardom in John Woo's The Killer), the film pits Lee as the thunderbolt-fisted Inframan battling maniacal monsters from the Earth's center lead by the evil Demon Princess (Terry Liu). Adding to the psychosis is the fast paced fights choreographed by the acclaimed action director Tang Chia, beautiful camera work by He Lan-shan (Bruce Lee's cinematographer in The Way Of The Dragon), and fights that feature an actor who later starred in kung-fu flicks under the moniker of Bruce Lee.

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The film was directed by Hua Shan, written by science fiction writer Ni Kuang, produced by Runme Shaw and the cinematography was by Tadashi Nishimoto (as Lan Shan Ho). There was also assistance from Japan, also; Music from Ultra Seven (1967) and Mirrorman (1971) (both composed by Toru Fuyuki) is used in this film. And the Inframan/Science Headquarters/monster costumes were provided by Ekisu Productions, which had done costumes for many Toei Superhero shows of the same period.

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Danny Lee is perfectly cast!

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As a big tokusatsu fan, this doesn't look too bad for something not made in Japan