Brian FaucetteToday’s viewing: The Flying Dagger (Chang Cheh, 1969) released by Shaw Brothers in June this wuxia film tells the story of a wandering swordsman who offers protection to a family from a wrathful village chief. #shawbrothersclassics #hongkongcinema
Second viewing of day: Dragon Swamp (Wei Lo, 1969) released by Shaw Brothers in March this wuxia film blends fantasy to tell the story of fighter Fan Ying who after being implicated in the theft of a magical sword is banished to the swamp for 20 years. #shawbrothersclassics #hongkongcinema
Today’s viewing: The Invincible Fist (Cheh Chang, 1969) released by Shaw Brothers in June this is a wuxia romance about forbidden love between a law officer and the blind daughter of a notorious bandit. #shawbrothersclassics #hongkongcinema
Second viewing of day: Golden Swallow (Chang, 1968) designed as a sequel to King Hu’s Come Drink with Me the film continues the saga of Golden Swallow who seeks a life of peace and happiness even as she is accused of murder and violence. #shawbrothersclassics #hongkongcinema
XenoramaBest #superhero movie ever. #Inframan #shawbrothersclassics #shawbrothers #martialarts #kungfu #xenorama
Hayley WinterKiller Darts (1968)
Ho Meng-hua (director)
Unsure if I've seen this one. I'm guessing I haven't but I won't know until I'm watching.
#SaturdayActionMovie #ShawBrothers #Wuxia #KungFuSaturday #ShawBrothersClassics
The Jade Raksha (1968)
Ho Meng-hua (director)
Tonight's first movie...
Not sure if I've seen this one.
It stars Cheng Pei-pei.
#ShawBrothers #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Wuxia #ShawBrothersClassics #Movies
Golden Swallow (1968)
Chang Cheh (director)
Another five-star classic.
What was intended to be a sequel to Come Drink With Me ended up being a bit of something else.
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