During the Ming dynasty, Mo Kake takes an invincibility drink to defeat the best Japanese warrior, Super Sword. Three years later, the samurai returns, determined to take the power of 7 Maidens to defeat Mo Kake.
Stunts
Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung trading blows in absurd weapon battles.
Costume
Seven Maidens' coordinating looks that somehow work as combat gear.
Director
Wong Jing
Sandra Ng Kwan-Yu
Yam Kin Fai
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Mo Kake
Michelle Yeoh
Mon Ching Sze / To Col Ching
Sharla Cheung
Spider
Maggie Cheung
Princess Tin Heung
Carol Cheng
Doll
Simon Yam
Super Sword
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Ghost Doctor
Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin
Ng Tung
Charine Chan Ka-Ling
Butterfly
Esther Kwan Wing-Ho
Blonde
Leung Kai-Chi
Doll's father
Lee Siu-Kay
Stupid Swordsman
Lee Tat-Chiu
Thug / Heartless Man
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wong Jing reportedly wrote this script in three days during a studio mandate for 'more Yeoh, more Cheungs, less budget explanation.'
The film's Ming-Japanese conflict framing deliberately echoed 1990s Hong Kong anxieties about identity and sovereignty before the 1997 handover.
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