Middle Kingdom's Mark of Blood

Middle Kingdom's Mark of Blood
DVD cover art
中原一點紅
Directed byHsiao Mu
Screenplay byHai Liang
Story byGu Long
StarringLing Yun
CinematographyLiao Wan-wen
Edited byKong Wong-hung
Production
companies
  • Ta Hsin Films
  • Nan Chiang Films
Release date
  • 1980 (1980)
Running time
90 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • Taiwan
LanguageMandarin

Middle Kingdom's Mark of Blood (中原一點紅), also known as Red Dot Chivalry and The Red Mark of Death, is a 1980 Hong Kong–Taiwanese wuxia film. The story is a cross-over between two novel series by Gu Long: the Lu Xiaofeng Series and Chu Liuxiang Series. The titular character, Zhongyuan Yidianhong (literally "A Red Dot in the Central Plains"), is from the Chu Liuxiang Series, while the story itself is adapted from the novel Juezhan Qianhou of the Lu Xiaofeng Series.

Cast

  • Ling Yun as Zhongyuan Yidianhong
  • Tin Hok as Chu Liuxiang
  • Doris Lung as Ouyang Feng
  • Betty Pei as Liu Wumei
  • Cheng Hsi-keng as Hu Tiehua
  • Wang Hsieh as Du Shengtian
  • Lo Tik as Ouyang Long
  • Si Sin-dai as Thirteenth Aunt
  • Kon Tak-mun as Honest Monk

Distribution

Middle Kingdom's Mark of Blood was fully restored and released by Mei Ah Entertainment. It was dubbed in Cantonese and was aired by Asia Television. In the Philippines, the film was distributed by Dreamscape Entertainment Television.