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Here,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEureka Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis proud to present two of the most mind-bending tales of Taoist magic ever committed to film:\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cb\u003eTaoism Drunkard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Young Taoism Fighter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by and starring \u003cstrong\u003eYuen Cheung-yan\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Miracle Fighters\u003c\/em\u003e),\u003cem\u003e Taoism Drunkard\u003c\/em\u003e follows a man with a love for wine who accidentally damages a sacred statue. To atone for this blunder, he is asked by an enraged Taoist priest (\u003cstrong\u003eHsiao Hou-tao\u003c\/strong\u003e) to find a virginal boy (\u003cstrong\u003eYuen Yat-chor\u003c\/strong\u003e) to aid in defending his temple from a demonic sorcerer (\u003cstrong\u003eYuen Shun-yi\u003c\/strong\u003e). Then, in \u003cem\u003eThe Young Taoism Fighter\u003c\/em\u003e (directed by \u003cem\u003ePolice Story\u003c\/em\u003e’s \u003cstrong\u003eChen Chi-hwa\u003c\/strong\u003e), a practitioner of Taoist kung fu (\u003cstrong\u003eYuen Yat-chor\u003c\/strong\u003e) manages to separate his soul from his body before teaming up with a vengeful young woman (\u003cstrong\u003eHilda Liu Hao-yi\u003c\/strong\u003e) to take on a sinister sorcerer (\u003cstrong\u003eKwan Chung\u003c\/strong\u003e) and the evil leader of a rival kung fu school (\u003cstrong\u003eYen Shi-kwan\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilled with imagery both fantastical and thrilling – not least \u003cem\u003eTaoism Drunkard\u003c\/em\u003e’s banana monster – and featuring some of the most jaw-droppingly inventive fight sequences in the history of martial arts cinema, \u003cem\u003eTaoism Drunkard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Young Taoism Fighter \u003c\/em\u003eare cult classics from the celebrated Yuen Clan that need to be seen to be believed. 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