The Lady Avenger
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A commercial actress is raped by a driver when she tries to hitchhike from a remote shooting location. As she insists on pressing charges, she is met with humiliation and blame from the public. Later, she is found dead on a beach with the cause of her death unknown. Eager to solve the mystery, repor...(Read more)
A commercial actress is raped by a driver when she tries to hitchhike from a remote shooting location. As she insists on pressing charges, she is met with humiliation and blame from the public. Later, she is found dead on a beach with the cause of her death unknown. Eager to solve the mystery, reporter Wan-Qing begins an investigation, but is then gang-raped by four drunk men. Now, bent on revenge and with nothing to lose, Wan-Qing's sole purpose is to raise hell on those men who have wronged her.
Following the formula of Taiwan B-movies, director YANG Chia-Yun sets the story against the backdrop of an appalling rape case. However, in this case she probes the issue through a wildly exciting story of personal revenge, filled with torturous moments and killing sequences. The frightening female image in the film can be said to reflect men’s unease as more and more women entered the workplace during Taiwan’s economic takeoff.
DVD source：Taiwan Cinema Toolkit, Ministry of Culture, R.O.C.
| Chinese title： | 瘋狂女煞星 |
| Year： | 1981 |
| Director： | YANG Chia-Yun |
| Duration： | 90 min |
| Length： | Feature |
| Category： | Fiction |
| Genre： | Thriller |
| Theme： | Gender、The City、Society |
| Color： | Color |
| Format： | DVD |
| Sound： | Stereo |
| Language： | Mandarin |
| Subtitle： | English |
| Producer： | FENG Yue-Ju |
| Actors： | LU Hsiao-Fen, CUI Shou-Ping, XU Xiao-Ling |
| Screenplay： | CHU Yun |
Camera： |
LIN Zi-Rong |
| Editor： | JIANG Huang-Xiong |
| Music： | YUE Xun |
| Royalty period： | Jun. 1, 2017 - May 31, 2020 |
| Licensing contact： | This film is for non-profit screenings only. Regarding conditions for screening, please contact Taiwan Film Institute: toolkit@mail.tfi.org.tw For commercial licensing, please contact: evaychiang@yahoo.com |
| Festival list： | 2013 New York Asian Film Festival 2011 Generation Horror：Popular Fears & Pop Cinema |
