Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja (1981)
"Fei dao you jian fei dao" (original title)

Director:

Taylor Wong

Writers:

Yu Chin (screenplay), Lung Ku (story),

Stars:

Yasuaki Kurata, Pan Pan Yeung, Norman Chu

Cast

Credited cast:
Yasuaki Kurata	...	The Lonely Winner (as Y. Kurata)
Pan Pan Yeung
Norman Chu	...	Master Li Chun Fen
David Chiang	...	Lee Wai / Big Brother Lung
Siu-Lung Leung	...	The Monk
Lieh Lo
Jang Lee Hwang	...	Shangkuan Chin Lung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Cheng	...	(singing voice)
Flora Cheung	...	Ho-Ho
Dai-Yin Ching
Chiao Lin
Jamie Luk
Mars
Dan Nakamura
Tung Ng

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

kung fu

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

2 March 1981 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Shaolin Fighters vs. Ninja

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

RETURN OF THE DEADLY BLADE - subpar kung fu tale with good cast

Some good performers and creative fight scenes are the bright spots in RETURN OF THE DEADLY BLADE (1981), a murkily plotted and sloppily edited tale of two fighters seeking out the mysterious wheelchair-bound kung fu master, Master Li, for answers to questions about their identity. The two are on the same quest but they don't appear to be taking the same route and their paths keep crossing at odd times. The climactic reunion, in the mystical Lunar World with a character called the Moon Goddess presiding, is particularly confusing.

The imaginative fight scenes were directed by Ching Siu-Tung (DUEL TO THE DEATH, SWORDSMAN II, CHINESE GHOST STORY) and feature lots of wire work and special effects. David Chiang turns in one of his better late kung fu performances (ten years after his stardom peaked at Shaw Bros.), while the real surprise here is the great Yasuaki Kurata (SHAOLIN CHALLENGES NINJA), who often played grim-faced Japanese antagonists, but is allowed to let loose here as the charming, womanizing rogue, Lonely Winner, who fights one group of opponents in a public bath (a cave spring) with nothing but towels! Sharon Yeung Pan Pan has a good part as a fighting femme pursuing Yasuaki for conflicting reasons. Also on hand is the always dependable Norman Chu as Master Li. Lo Lieh appears briefly, while Hwang Jang Lee appears even more briefly.

The print of this film in distribution in the U.S. is 83 minutes and seems to be missing some bits. The editing seems awfully choppy at times and the ending is quite abrupt.