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Green Snake

Green Snake

Green Snake

Green Snake

Demons have never looked this good!

1993•1h 39m•

★7.2(124 ratings)

ActionFantasyRomance

Overview

Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.

Director

Writers

Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Tsui Hark

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Main Cast

Maggie Cheung

Maggie Cheung

Green Snake

Joey Wong

Joey Wong

White Snake

Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo

Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo

Fat Hoi

Wu Hsing-Guo

Wu Hsing-Guo

Hui Sin

Ma Jingwu

Ma Jingwu

Blind Taoist

Lau Shun

Lau Shun

Old Monk

Tien Feng

Tien Feng

Spider Spirit

Lun Ga-Chun

Lun Ga-Chun

Qin Song

Lau Kong

Lau Kong

Blind Monk

Nagma

Nagma

Bharata Natyam Dancer

Paco Yick Tin-Hung

Paco Yick Tin-Hung

Chan Tung-Mui

Chan Tung-Mui

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Tsui Hark
Assistant Director: Koan Hui
Assistant Director: Pony Mok Fung-Yee

Writing

Novel: Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
Screenplay: Lilian Lee Bik-Wah
Screenplay: Tsui Hark

Production

Producer: Tsui Hark
Producer: Ng See-Yuen

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Mark Lui
Theme Song Performance: Sarah Chen
Original Music Composer: James Wong Jim

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Ko Chiu-Lam

Editing

Editor: Ah Chik

Art Direction

Art Direction: Bill Lui Cho-Hung

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Bo-Ling Ng

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User Reviews(1)

ColinJ

Feb 16, 2017

Tsui Hark's under-rated oddity is gorgeous and completely demented. Much like the two lead characters.

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Demons have never looked this good!"

#2

The original title is "青蛇" (CN).

#3

The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).

#4

The film was directed by Tsui Hark.

#5

The screenplay was written by Lilian Lee Bik-Wah and Tsui Hark.

#6

The score was composed by Mark Lui.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Ko Chiu-Lam.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0106559.

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Rating

7.2/10

Good

124 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

青蛇

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

广州话 / 廣州話

Country of Origin:

Hong Kong

Production Companies:

Seasonal Film Corporation

Seasonal Film Corporation

Film Workshop