The Lady Is the Boss

March 198393 minutes
Action & Adventure

The pre-eminent martial arts moviemaker Liu Chia-liang came up with the novel idea for this exciting and hilarious kung-fu clash between an old-fashioned kung-fu master and a hip and beautiful marketing wiz.
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Chinese
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English
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93 minutes

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