Starring: Lee Ching, Ti Lung, David Chiang. Directed by: Chang Cheh
This is an excellent very entertaining costume piece/swordplay fu movie from Chang Cheh and Shaw Bros.
In this movie, Ying Ke-Fing, a swordsman, is in charge of an escort business that escorts 200,000 taels of silver to the capital every year. Unfortunately, he has come down with an arm afffliction that will force him to take a little time off. Since he doesn't want to close shop, he finds two knights named Yun Piao-Piao and Hsiang Ting (Lee Ching and David Chiang) who are expert swordsmen/women and who he can trust that can do the job for him. As it so happens, these two knights are male and female, and deeply in love.
Their swordfighting skills will be much needed as a group of bandits known as the Flying Tigers is desperate to get their hands on the silver. Also, a lone swordsman named Le I comes along for the journey. But is he helping the bandits? Furthermore, will he steal Piao-Piao's heart?
HSWT is an excellent swordplay and kung fu movie that doesn't use the romance as an unnecessary plot distraction and is one of those rare martial arts movies where the male and female characters are actually sidekicks. Also, there's plenty of action for everyone and a well-written storyline played well by some of Shaw Bros' biggest stars! A must see if you are a fan of martial arts movies, swordplay movies, or Shaw Bros. movies in general.
Also known as: Bao biao (original Mandarin title-HK), Bo biu (original Cantonese title-HK), and others.
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