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Pei-pei Cheng | ... | |
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Hua Yueh | ... | |
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Hsi Chang | ... |
Innkeeper
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Hsin Yen Chao |
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Hung Lieh Chen | ... | |
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Yang Chiang |
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Boy killed at monastery
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Alan Chui Chung San |
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Yi Feng |
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Ying-Chieh Han | ... |
Bandit
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Li Jen Ho | ... |
Monk
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Hsia Hsu |
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Feng Ku | ... |
Bandit chopping hand off
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Yunzhong Li | ... |
'Smiling Tiger' Tsu Kan
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Chien Chuan Lin |
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A ruthless band of thugs kidnaps a young official to exchange for their leader who has been captured. Golden Swallow is sent to take on the thugs and free the prisoner (who is also her brother). Though she is able to handle the overwhelming odds, she is hit by a poison dart and gets help from a beggar who is really a kung-fu master in disguise. With his help, she forms a plan to get her brother back. Written by Fred Cabral <ftcabral@hotmail.com>
Da zui xia was a relief. I watched many kung fu movies as a child that were slightly reminescent of this one, and have stopped watching recent ones since the scope of their theme had narrowed down so much.
Now, for the first time in many years, I am able to recover some of what I saw back then but did not fully understand. A recent tour throughout China and more familiarity with Chinese philosophy and culture gave me sudden insights in the director's message. This is very refreshing.