CLAN OF AMAZONS begins with The Embroidery Bandit making short work of several people (he "embroiders" them, which means that he blinds them with a pair of embroidery needles). Lu Xiaofeng (Fei Ai) is persuaded to hunt down the notorious bandit. Suspects abound, including the blind Hua (Yueh Hua), who beats Lu at chess, and "Flashing Needle" Xue- to name but a pair. The logical suspects turn out to be the female members of The Red Shoe Society- but this could very well turn out to be a red herring. Very often, it seems, the blind are leading the blinded as this murder mystery unravels. The villain will reap what he has sewn in the end, of course, but it won't be easy for our hero to piece together the patchwork puzzle. (I'm just so clever, aren't I...?) At one point, Lu finds himself engaged in a duel of literary as well as martial arts when he must compose a poem for the members of the Red Shoe Society. Ling Yun also pops up and Shih Szu plays his woman, Quingxia. Another outstanding Chu Yuan masterpiece.
Review of Clan of Amazons
