Our hero Kuo Tsing is winning the hand of fair maiden Huang Yung. However, almost immediately, clan rivalries in the "Martial Art World" lead to Kuo being wounded by Ouyang Feng and Huang being named the new leader of the Beggar Clan. All this is mounted with sparkling energy by three kung-fu choreographers and a star-packed cast.
Practical Effects
Three choreographers = absolute chaos of inventive fight sequences.
Acting
Fu Sheng and Nau Nau sell the romance amid absurd stakes.
Costume
Beggar Clan leader drip is sincerely iconic.
Director
Chang Cheh
Alexander Fu Sheng
Kuo Tsing
Nau Nau
Huang Yung
Ku Feng
Hung Chi Kung
Phillip Kwok Chui
Chao Pai-Tun
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Ouyang Ke
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Ouyang Fung
Li Yi-Min
Yang Kang
Shirley Yu Sha-Li
Kuk's Silly Daughter
Eddie Koo Koon Chung
Huang Lung Su
Lin Chen-Chi
Ching Yiu Jia
Tsai Hung
Flying Bat
Lo Meng
Master Kau Iron Palm
Wong Ching-Ho
Senior Pang
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Mu Nian Zhi
Sun Chien
Luk Koon Ying
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chang Cheh directed 14 films in 1978 alone; this was sandwiched between Five Deadly Venoms and Crippled Avengers.
The Beggar Clan is a real fixture in wuxia literature, and Huang Yung's rise subverts the usual male hero trajectory of the era.
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