Starring: Wang Yu, Chiao Chiao, Tien Fong, Pan Ying Tze, Liu Chia Liang
Directed by: Chang Cheh
Produced by: Run Run Shaw
Action: Liu Chia Liang, Tang Chia
Shawbrothers, 1967
Wang Yu is cast as Feng Kang, the disciple of swordmaster Tien Fong, whose daughter (Pan Yin Tze) enjoys teasing Feng. He feels that he is an outcast and decides to leave the sword sect but he is stopped in the snow covered woods by the master`s daughter and fellow disciples. Feng is forced to fight and defeats them easily. The master`s daughter strikes and slashes Feng`s right arm off. Feng flees and later collapses by a small brook. There he is discoverd by a kindhearted country girl (Chiao Chiao) who nurses him back to normal. She began liking him and makes him a gift of her fathers swordfighting manual wich Feng studies carefully. He soon becomes a master one armed swordsman. All this time, a villain known as Longarm is killing people all over the area with his new secret and deadly weapon known as the swordlock. Feng learns that his master is next on Longarms list, and goes back to save his master from the killer.
The film broke all previous Shaw brothers and Cathay records and Wang Yu became an overnight superstar.
I think this is the best movie of Wang Yu...I saw the movie for the first time long ago..on videotape with bad quality...So it didnt impress me...Years later in the dvd era i came once again across the movie..This time remasterd..So i did buy it...and on an sunday afternoon i am gonna watch the movie...At the half of the movie i was thinking how did i miss this movie?...Menn Wang Yu was good...Before his arm cut off the fighting was a little bit lite...but after remastering the style of one armed swordplay he became fierce on the screen...Never seen Wang Yu so good..Acting and fighting...And that all of a man with no martial arts background...The story is standard revenge...Like most of the movies that days...The first time he was attackted in the restaurant was a very good scene...There i saw Wang Yu shining on the screen...Fierce, cool, macho...The look in his eyes like a wondering tiger..Bravo Wang Yu...I dont love Wang Yu so much because he is more actor then fighter but in this movie he was the MAN...
