

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
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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