1975 Super Infra-Man A Runme Shaw Production

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Infra-Man Original title: Zhong guo chao ren 1975 Infra-Man (1975)
Princess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have risen, and only Infra-Man can stop them. Director: Shan Hua; Writer: Kuang Ni; Stars: Danny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh Wang
Infra-Man (Chinese: 中國超人, lit. Chinese Superman, also known as The Super Inframan is a 1975 Hong Kong superhero film directed by Hua Shan and produced by Runme Shaw. Produced and distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio, the film was inspired by the success of the Japanese tokusatsu franchise Kamen Rider that grew in popularity in Asian regions such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.
Infra-Man was released theatrically in Hong Kong on August 1, 1975.
The story recounts that in 2015, Demon Princess Elzebub (also translated as Princess Dragon Mom) awakens from 10 million years of dormancy and plots to conquer the Earth. She destroys a few major cities in China to prove her power, and humanity reacts in shock. Returning to her lair in Inner-Earth, she awakens her army of Skeleton Ghosts and various mutant humanoids to wreak havoc on the surface.
Protagonists
Lei Ma/Inframan (雷馬/中國超人), the hero. Played by Danny Lee
Professor Liu Ying-de (劉英徳), the proprietor of Science Headquarters. Played by Wang Hsieh
Liu Mei-mei (美美), the Professor's daughter. Played by Yuan Man-Tzu
Xiao Hu (小虎) Mei Mei's younger brother. Played by Lu Sheng
Lin-lin (琳琳) Mei Mei's little sister. Played by Fanny Leung
Zhu Qi-quang (朱啓光) The lieutenant of Science Headquarters. Played by Kong Yeung
Lu Xiao-long (呂小龍) The sergeant of Science Headquarters and a tough fighter. Played by Bruce Le
Zhu Ming (祝明) The awkward member of Science Headquarters, who is captured and turned by Elzebub into an evil spy. Played by Lin Wen-wei
Antagonists
Demon Princess Elzebub (冰河魔主) The main villainess, ruler of Inner-Earth. Her name is a play on "Beelzebub". She is armed with a whip, and can turn into a winged dragon-like creature. In the U.S. English dubbed version, she is called Princess Dragon Mom. Played by Terry Liu
Witch-Eye (電眼魔女) Elzebub's beautiful-but-deadly servant. Has a horned helmet and eyes on her palms that shoot green beams (hypnotic or destructive). In the U.S. English dubbed version, she is called She-Demon. Played by Dana Shum
Skeleton Ghosts (白骨幽靈) Rank-and-file henchmen of the Glacier Empire. They dress in black-on-white suits with a skeleton motif, and with horned helmets. They also carry explosive metal spears.
ce Monsters (冰河怪獸)
Fire Dragon (噴火龍) A scaly reptilian humanoid spouting a large horned crown and mustache. Can shoot fire from his mouth. Played by Wai Lo
Spider Monster (蜘蛛怪) A fat red spider creature that shoots web-bombs and acid from its mouth and grows to gigantic size. Played by Kazunari Mori
Plant Monster (植物怪) A teal vine-like monster that plants itself into the ground and grows into giant killer vines. Played by Tien-Chu Chin
Mutant Drill (穿山怪) A horned blue mole-like monster with a drill for a hand and a shovel-like claw for another. Played by Toru Kawai
Long-Haired Monster (長髮怪) A red-skinned witch-like demon with long white hair and huge horns that shoot yellow beams from both its horns and hands. Played by Alan Chui Chung-San
Iron Armor Monsters (鐵甲怪) Two mechanical knight-like monsters, whose heads and right hands spring forth (with coils) to strike their enemy and retract again. Played by Tang Chia and Yuen Cheung-yan

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