I am noticing more and more that Shaw Brothers recycles their costumes and sets pretty regularly. In this series of posts, I will compare the same costume on at least 2 different people. In this initial posting, I will compare the costume worn by Centipede/The Thousands of Hands of The Five Venoms(1978) and Yang Hu Yun/The Iron Feet Lad Imposter of The Kid with The Golden Arm(1979).
The winner, in my opinion, is the first to wear the outfit, Lu Feng as the Centipede. The costume was fitted for him. It is almost like a glove. There is no sagging!
The runner-up is Sun Chien as Yang Hu Yun/The Iron Feet Lad Imposter. Being of a slightly thinner and taller build, Sun Chien doesn't quite fill out the costume like Lu does.
Of course, I may be a little biased! So now you know who I believe wore it better and why. Who do you think wore it better? Leave a comment to let me know!
Much Love,
~Lady Cao Feng
Five Venoms is available in a variety of formats: Digital (iTunes * Amazon Prime) and DVD/Blu-ray.
The Kid with the Golden Arm is available in a variety of formats: Digital (iTunes,*Amazon Prime).
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