Zhong guo chao ren (1975)

Director:

Shan Hua

Writer:

Kuang Ni (writer)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Man Behind Bionics (USA)

Plot:

Princess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have arisen, and only Inframan can stop them!

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Dragon | Monster | Mutant | Demon

Cast

Danny Lee	...	Rayma / Inframan (as Li Hsui-Hsien)
Terry Liu	...	Princess Dragon Mom
Hsieh Wang	...	Professor (as Wang Hsieh)
Man-Tzu Yuan	...	Chan's Daughter
Wen-wei Lin	...	Chu Ming
Dana		(as Shu-Yi Tsen)
Chien-Lung Huang
Lu Sheng
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yang Chiang
Chun Chin
Tien-chu Chin
Jen Kwan
Bruce Le	...	Xiaolong (as Kin Lung Hung)
Fanny Leung		(as Man-yi Liang)
Wai Lo
Shun-Yee Yuen

Directed by
Shan Hua

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kuang Ni		writer

Produced by
Runme Shaw	....	producer

Original Music by
Yung-Yu Chen

Cinematography by
Tadashi Nishimoto		(as Lan-Shan Ho)

Production Management
Cheng Peng	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yung-Chang Li	....	assistant director

Other crew
Peter Fernandez	....	voice director: English version
Edward H. Glass	....	creative supervisor
Chia Tang	....	action director
Hsiang-jen Yuan	....	fighting instructor

Production Companies

• Shaw Brothers

Distributors

• Joseph Brenner Associates (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Frontier Amusements (1976) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Academy Pictures International (1976) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Wm. Lange & Associates (1979) (USA: Midwest) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (1980) (Germany) (VHS)
• Prism Entertainment Corporation (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• Sinister Cinema (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Intercontinental Video (2003) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Astro Distribution (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Chinese Superman (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Chung kwok chiu yan (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Infra-Man (USA)
The Infra Superman
The Super Inframan (International: English title)

Runtime:

Germany:80 min | USA:90 min | Hong Kong:88 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Infrasound)

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Germany:12 | USA:PG | Hong Kong:I | Norway:(Banned) (1977-2003) (cinema release)

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Trivia:

In the original Chinese dub, the monsters were named as follows... Demon Princess Elzebub, Witch Eye, Fire Dragon, Spider Monster, Plant Monster, Drill Arm, Long-Haired Monster, and Iron Armor Monsters. In the English dub, they were renamed as follows... Princess Dragon Mom, She Demon, Emperor of Doom, Giant Beetle Monster, Octopus Mutant, Driller Beast, Laser Horn Monster, and Iron Fist Robots. The English dub also lists Elzebub's dragon form as Flying Dragon Lizard.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When fighting the plant monster in the woods, Inframan grabs the monster to toss him. At this point, the hide on the monster's back splits open, revealing a striped shirt underneath.

Quotes:

Princess Dragon Mom: Greetings to you, Earthlings, I am Princess Dragon Mom. I have taken over this planet, now I own the Earth and you'll be my slaves for all eternity.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Xing xing wang (1977)

Soundtrack:

Music

best super hero movie, ever!

This is the most exciting movie about a superhero ever made. It is non stop action, and you have babes and monsters as well. Add to that kung fu and laser rays, and there you have it, the ultimate super hero flick. It is also well dubbed, written by Speed Racer himself, Peter Fernandez. A true masterwork, not to be missed. Forget all that cgi nonsense and wire floating "fighting" of CROUCHING TIGER. This is the film you want to see.