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TRILOGY OF SWORDSMANSHIP

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Qún yīng huì
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A movie composed of three stories directed by Chang Cheh.













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Tiě gōng yuán
An official's son tries to browbeat a teahouse owner's daughter into marriage.

Kao Pao-Shu is superb as the mother,
and Tin Ching is perfect at playing the asinine suitor son of a magistrate.

Take note that the story is set in a cháguǎn, not a kèzhàn.

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Yueh Hua as the stranger who accomplishes the Arthurian feat of being able to shoot true the maiden's father's iron bow and arrow.
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Shih Szu
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Yeung Sze as a thug. Nice wig, dude.

















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A prostitute teaches a minister and his men the meaning of love.


Those who are not necessarily fans of Chang Cheh's bloodbaths,
will appreciate this charming comedy
and its unexpected ending.


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Lily Ho as Shih Chung Yu, Chin Han as Minister Li.
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Chen Yan-Yan plays the minister's mother, from whom the prostitute wins sympathy.
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Bái shuǐ tān
Strangers clash but then discover they have patriotism in common.


This third segment dramatizes the sacrifice-oneself-for-Sòng theme
with more intensity than most full-length movies,
but ends with an over-choreographed and sub-par fight finale.
It's best to imagine the story ending on the bái shuǐ t
ān instead.


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Chang Cheh has a buff Ti Lung shirtless for most of the segment.
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Ku Feng takes a new weapon out for a spin.
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One of Chang Cheh's more subtle blood spurts.
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