Starring: Kuo Chui, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng, Lo Mang, Sun Chien, Wei Pei. Directed by: Chang Cheh
This movie is one of the best Shaw Bros. martial arts movies and one of a small few to star "Snake Venom" Wei Pei. "The Kid With the Golden Arm" is also one of the "Venom Mob" movies to star the 5 Deadly Venoms from the Shaw Bros. classic with the same name.
In this movie, government agent Yang Yu Heng (Sun Chien, or Venom "Scorpion") is assigned to escort a shipment of gold to an area that has been stricken by a deadly famine. However, he must defend the shipment of gold from the vicious Chi Sah Gang, who have some of the deadliest kung fu fighters ever known among their ranks. Since Yang cannot fight this gang alone, he must bring a party of soldiers and kung fu fighters of his own along with him. These include his sword-fighting girlfriend (Pan-Pin Chang), Short Axe and Long Axe (Chiang Sheng and "Disciple" Yan Tien from "5 Deadly Venoms"), swordsman Li Chin Ming (Wei Pei, or Venom "Snake"), and the drunken master Hai To (Venom "Lizard/Gecko" Kuo Chui).
Together these government fighters must take on the fighters in the Chi Sah Gang. These fighters include Silver Spear (Venom "Centipede" Lu Feng), iron war fan fighter Iron Robe (the judge from "5 Deadly Venoms"), Brass Head (Yang Hsiung), and their leader Golden Arm (Venom "Toad" Lo Mang). Their martial arts abilities should be obvious from their names alone!
Can this band of government agents and fighters take on the Chi Sah gang and get the gold to the people who need it the most?
There's a wide variety of martial arts used in this movie. You'll get to see swordfighting, kung fu, daggers, head-butting, spear-fighting, war fans, and even poison gas and needles being used in this movie! All in all, this is a classic you won't want to miss!
Also known as: Gam bei tung (original Cantonese title-HK), Jin bei tong (original Mandarin title-HK), Die fünf Kampfmaschinen der Shaolin (West Germany-VHS title), Kid With the Golden Arms (unknown English title)
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