In prison after slaying his cheating sister-in-law and her lover swordmaster Wu Sung (Ti Lung) finds himself begged by the prison boss’s son Shih-En (Tien Ching) to defeat a thug named Chung (Chu Mu), who’s seized control of a town known as The Delightful Forest. In combat Wu emerges victorious but Chung’s boss, corrupt local official Commander Zheng, has our … Read the rest
Tag: Martial Arts
The Black Tavern (Teddy Yip Wing-Cho, Hong Kong, 1972)
Thieves and brigands converge on a remote inn to ambush a government official due to arrive with a treasure chest he’s transporting. The most lethal of the bad guys, the Whip Devil (Ku Feng), cuts down all his competitors except for a fellow thief named Kang (Li Tung) with whom he’s forced into an uneasy alliance. But when the official … Read the rest
The Sword And The Lute (Sui Jang-Hung, Hong Kong, 1967)
Kuei Wu (Jimmy Wang-yu) and Lien Chu (Chin Ping) are escorting the deadly dart-spitting Phoenix Lute when it’s stolen by the Flying Tiger Clan whose leader, Wei Feihu (Miao Ching), frantically seeks a cure after his own son is poisoned by the Lute’s darts during battle. But Feihu’s attempt to trick the innocent Shen Shuwen (Yueh Hua) into leading him … Read the rest
Chocolate (Prachya Pinkaew, Thailand, 2008)
When Zin, the girlfriend of gangster boss No 8 becomes pregnant by his rival, a yakuza named Masashi, No 8 warns Zin she must never see Masashi again. But many years later Zin is diagnosed with cancer so her autistic daughter Zen sets out to collect the debts from the local gangsters that could fund her medical treatment. The local … Read the rest
Broken Oath (Jeong Chang-hwa, Hong Kong, 1977)
Jie (Angela Mao) sets out to take vengeance on four ruthless killers and their master – the corrupt Prince Kui – who murdered her parents 20 years before. Armed with her own formidable kung-fu skills and a collection of deadly scorpions, Jie is helped in her quest by a mother and son team of pickpockets, Thousand Hands and her son … Read the rest
The Twin Swords (Sui Jang-Hung, Hong Kong, 1965)
In this sequel to Temple of the Red Lotus eloping lovers Kwei Wu (Jimmy Wang Yu) and Lien Chu (Chin Ping) are fooled into attempting the rescue of four ‘maids’ (in reality members of the evil Red Lotus Clan) from a Buddhist temple the Clan have tricked out with all manner of deadly traps. Kwei escapes but Lien is captured. … Read the rest
Temple of the Red Lotus (Sui Jang-Hung, Hong Kong, 1965)
On his way to Jin Castle to meet his fiancee Lianzhu (Chin Ping) and avenge the murder of his family young swordsman Kuei Wu (Jimmy Wang-Yu) is witness to a robbery that implicates the head of his betrothed’s family, Dragon Jin. But on arrival Kuei’s suspicions about his new in-laws prove mutual. The real culprits turn out to be the … Read the rest
The Shadow Whip (Wei Lo, Hong Kong, 1971)
When pretty Kaiyun Yang (Cheng Pei-pei) uses a whip to break up a fight in the village guesthouse she works at her exceptional prowess attracts the interest of swordsman Wang Jianxin (Hua Yueh), formidable Kung Fu master Hong Dapeng (Ku Feng), some thugs known as The Serial Trio and a gang called the 16 Bandits of Yanyun. All four come … Read the rest
