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The Green Dragon Inn

Name: The Green Dragon Inn
Director: Wu Min-Hsiung
Released: 1977
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

3.0/10

Limited

1977

Director

Wu Min-Hsiung

Runtime

93 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The film is a typical martial arts film from the 1970s, relying heavily on familiar formulas of heroism and masculine combat. Its narrative structure supports traditional social hierarchies without challenging them. The work primarily serves as a straightforward action drama centered on legal justice and physical strength, offering minimal progressive representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Green Dragon Inn have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film deals with legal justice and land disputes, focusing on heterosexual and cisgender characters.

How does The Green Dragon Inn portray gender?

Limited

The story revolves around male characters who hold positions of power and authority. Female characters have limited influence and play minor roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Green Dragon Inn?

Fair

Produced in 1977, the film likely features an ethnically homogeneous cast, reflecting a non-Western perspective but without internal ethnic diversity.

How does The Green Dragon Inn represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot follows traditional themes of morality and legalism, showing a struggle between local corruption and state law.

Does The Green Dragon Inn include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities mentioned in the narrative.

Present on Screen

Offers a non-Western cultural perspective through its time period and production style.

Limited or Absent

Needs more diverse gender roles, moving beyond exclusive male leadership and combat.
Should include non-cisgender identities and same-sex relationships.
Could benefit from more ethnic diversity and varied casting within its setting.

Official Synopsis

When an evil land baron's son murders an innocent family, a Marshall is called in to escort him to be executed in the court of law far to the north. With the aid of an army of soldiers, the Marshall must fight off the Land Baron's assassins, who want to try and free his murderous son at every given chance.

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