Legend of the Bat, also known as Bat Island Adventure or Clans of Intrigue 2, is a 1978 Hong Kong wuxia film adapted from Bianfu Chuanqi of Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang novel series. The film was directed and written by Chor Yuen, produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, and starred Ti Lung as the lead character. It was preceded by Clans of Intrigue (1977) and followed by Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman (1982).

Legend of the Bat
Film poster
Traditional Chinese楚留香之二蝙蝠傳奇
Simplified Chinese楚留香之二蝙蝠传奇
Hanyu PinyinChǔ Líuxiāng Zhī Biǎnfú Chuánqí
JyutpingCo2 Lau4 Heong1 Zi1 Ji6 Pin1 Feok1 Zyun6 Kei4
Directed byChor Yuen
Screenplay byChor Yuen
Story byGu Long
Produced byMona Fong
StarringTi Lung
Ling Yun
Yueh Hua
Derek Yee
Ching Li
Wong Chung
Candice Yu
CinematographyWong Chit
Edited byYu Siu-fung
Chiang Hsing-lung
Music byFrankie Chan
Production
company
Release date
  • 8 July 1978 (1978-07-08)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

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Chu Liuxiang and Zhongyuan Yidianhong pass by a shipwreck and meet Master Kumei. They also discover that a group of highly skilled pugilists have been murdered at a gathering in Siming Mountain Manor. The only survivor is a man called Yuan Suifeng, who has become insane after being severely injured. They hear of Bat Island, a mysterious place where anyone can buy anything he desires, as long as he has money. Chu and his friends travel to the island to seek answers. However, they are not the only ones going there: Li Yuhan and his wife, Liu Wuming, are there in search of an extraordinary drug; Jin Lingzhi is there to find her father; a group of imperial guards are there to arrest the Bat Prince.

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