Iron Bodyguard (大刀王五) 51 years old

An Iron Bodyguard (head of a security firm) called Wang Wu (Chen Kuan Tai) meets a scholar (Yueh Hua) and forms a strong friendship with him after they fight some villains together. The scholar is a member of the reformists - a group of scholars pressing for social reform in China towards the end of the Qing dynasty. The Emperor is actually all for reforms, and appoints this group to run the country. This doesn't suit the Empress Dowager though, as she has no intention of losing her power. She orders the reformists to be arrested, and Chen Kuan Tai hence gets drawn into politics despite having no real political views himself.

Credits

Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Hu Qi

Dean Shek as Liang Qi-Chao

Chen Kuan-tai as Big Blade Wang Wu

Ricky Hui as Thief

Betty Pei Ti as Camomile

Chiang Tao as Commander Pei Feng

Iron Bodyguard Cast

Name	Character
Danny Lee Sau-Yin He was 21, now 72 years old	as Hu Qi
Dean Shek He was 23, now 74 years old	as Liang Qi-Chao
Chen Kuan-tai He was 28, now 79 years old	as Big Blade Wang Wu
Ricky Hui He was 27, 65 years old when he died	as Thief
Betty Pei Ti She was 22, now 73 years old	as Camomile
Chiang Tao He was 31, now 82 years old	as Commander Pei Feng
Elliot Ngok He was 31, 76 years old when he died	as Tan Si-Tong
Lo Dik	as Iron Fist Yan Feng
Ku Wen-Chung He was 64, 72 years old when he died	as Kang You-Wei
Tung Lam	as General Chong
Lily Li Li-Li She was 23, now 74 years old	as Tong's sister
Wong Ching-Ho	as Reformist in prison
Chiang Nan	as Commander Wen Ping
Wu Chi-Chin	as Dung Gu

Iron Bodyguard Crew

Name	Department
Chang Cheh as Director. He was 50 (79) years old when He died	Directing
Ni Kuang as Writer. He was 38 (now 89) years old	Writing
Pao Hsueh-Li as Director.	Directing

Iron Bodyguard (51 years)

Release day: Saturday, December 08, 1973
Runtime: 94 minutes