Three women, three bodies, one epic trap — 1959 Hong Kong crime cinema at its fiercest.
The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead bodies found in an old temple. Unbeknown to the trio, they've fallen in a trap laid by gangster Hui Pui-shing, who desires to avenge his brother's death by eliminating the women. With the cooperation of Hui's righteous subordinate, the police arrest Hui for smuggling tobacco and seizes their forged banknotes.
Acting
Lizhu Wu's steely determination anchors the trio's dynamic.
Direction
Ren Peng-Nian squeezes maximum tension from temple shadows.
Costume
1950s cheongsams as armor — elegance meets danger.
Director
Ren Peng-Nian
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film belongs to the 'xia ping' genre — Cantonese pulp adaptations that dominated 1950s-60s Hong Kong cinema, often featuring resourceful women outsmarting male criminals.
Yu So-Chau (Wong Ang) was a major Cantonese opera star who transitioned to film; her martial background made fight scenes unusually convincing for the era.
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