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How did you buy your ticket? View All Photos Movie Info. A simple Japanese fisherman is all that stands between an alien sorceress and her plot to overthrow the world. They dismiss his frivolous antics "Money without hard work is worthless" and vow to have nothing to do with him. Anyway Tai has far bigger problems to contend with.
His magic wish-granting items make him a target for avaricious assassins. In a hilarious gag, each kung fu killer arrives on the scene, sporting outrageous attire and outlandish names to match, only to off each other before Tai learns what they want. Instantly smitten with his beautiful bodyguards, Tai impulsively offers to marry them both!
Which was something you could do in ancient China. Unfortunately en route to their wedding ceremony, Violet and Hyacinth are zapped with cartoon laser beams by two elderly wizards. A frantic Tai uses his own magic to temporarily drive them away. For their part the wizards, who for whatever reason laugh nonsensically in every scene, warn Tai is blinded by lust. And clueless to what fate has in store. Given this elaborate Taiwanese-Japanese co-production sports a decent budget, one cast member of some notoriety more on him later and scored an American theatrical release, its ongoing obscurity is something of a mystery.
One imagines grindhouse patrons who caught War of the Wizards a. The Phoenix not to be confused with the like-named Japanese film released the same year! Or even the handful of Arabian Nights adaptations that sprang up in the late Seventies like Arabian Adventure and the remake of The Thief of Baghdad War of the Wizards was the last project for Japanese co-director and special effects creator Sadamasa Arikawa.
With Arikawa at the helm it is little wonder the latter half of War of the Wizards turns into a show-reel of archaic though nonetheless eye-catching visual effects. Set to an interesting prog rock score. In a plot twist that prefigures Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain Tai ends up on Fairy Mountain where a wise Old Immortal turns him into a silver outfitted hero with mystical kung fu powers.
He also wields a cool golden sword imbued with the power of the sun and thus able to shoot cartoon laser beams. Lots of surreal cel animated effects ensue. Each team must then collaborate on how to use these items to gather resources and cast spells in the war effort. Our host weaves the games together through an epic story of dragon love, ogre stench and a small but sturdy bridge.
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