''Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'', also known as ''Dragon Story'', is a 1984 Hong Kong film based on

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's novel of the same title. The film was directed and produced by Siu Sang and starred

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, Lam Jan-kei and

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. The film is not to be confused with the television series of the same title produced by

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, which was also released in the same year and shared some common cast members (Tong, Wong and Chan played the same roles in the television series as well).

Cast

: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' *

as Kiu Fung *

as Duen Yu *

as Hui-juk *

as Wong Yu-yin * Lam Jan-kei as Ah-chu *

as Muk-yung Fuk *

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as Kau Mo-chit * Lee Lung-kei as Duen Ching-sun *

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as Ye-lut Hung-kei *

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* Lau Kwok-shing * Cheung Hei * Ling Hon * Wang Han-chen * Sham Chin-bo * Tam Wai-man * Leung Sam

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* 1984 films Films based on works by Jin Yong Hong Kong martial arts films 1980s Cantonese-language films Films based on Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Wuxia films Films set in the Liao dynasty Films set in the Western Xia 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-HongKong-film-stub