The Magic Crane

The Magic Crane

Cause and Effect - is Kama

Directed by Benny Chan

Produced by Long Shong Pictures, Film Workshop

199393 min6.1 / 10

A fantastical martial arts adventure blending magical creatures, aerial combat, and absurdist humor with genuine bloodshed and warring factions.

On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Magic Crane violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.

  • Is The Magic Crane sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is The Magic Crane scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does The Magic Crane end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Magic Crane easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise49

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Magic Crane

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Magic Crane

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Magic Crane, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Magic Crane, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Magic Crane, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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