Shen da (1975)

Shen da: Directed by Chia-Liang Liu. With Yue Wong, Chen-Chi Lin, Lung Ti, Kuan Tai Chen. A con artist uses Kung Fu to swindle villagers for money by pretending to be possessed by angry gods. However, when the villagers are later threatened by bandits he must use the same skills for good.

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