Screenplay
어린 시절 학교에서 분신사바 놀이를 하다 친구를 잃은 만윤(신재이)은 나이가 들어서도 그 당시가 떠올라 혼란스러운 일상을 보내고 있다. 만윤의 남자친구이자 사업가인 모한(강성구)은 만윤과 친구들이 다녔던 초등학교를 사들여 철거를 하는 일을 맡게 되고, 과거 후유증에 힘들어 하는 만윤을 위해 행사를 개최한다. 행사를 즐기던 만윤과 친구들은 어둠으로 인해 길을 잃게 되고 모교에서 밤을 보내기로 한다. 하지만 이내 미스터리한 사건이 벌어지면서 일행이 하나씩 사라지기 시작하는데…
Director
Sent by his parents to study kung fu at the Shaolin temple, folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (Bo Wa Shut) is taught by the finest fighters in the land and must prove himself to a particularly tough instructor in Part 1 of this two-part tale. The young student eventually enters a competition and, in a classic scene, fights off hundreds of monks in the "Swastika Formation." Wing-Ha Chan, Hung-Man Do and Gwok Leung also star in this martial arts extravaganza.
Director
Tsao Chan (Gordon Liu) is a letter carrier in the countryside who wanders into a town after being accosted by some corrupt cops. He witnesses three men running from a group of houses, and when he investigates he finds two murder victims inside. Meanwhile, a skirmish is developing between a factory owner (Fung Hak On) and his workers, led by two brothers (Paul Chin and Dean Shek). Tsao recognizes the brothers as two of the men fleeing the murder scene, so he decides to ally with the factory boss in order to go solve the crime. Soon though, it becomes clear that the boss and his thugs may have other things in mind that aren't so kosher. Tsao becomes trapped in the middle of the feuding groups and must decide who is honest and who is not.
Director
Huangmei Opera movies like The Pearl Phoenix are unique to 1960's Hong Kong culture, a product of the Swinging Sixties but considerably more in touch with their Chinese roots. This one is complete with a gender-bending tale where the male lead is played by female and the female lead poses as a man, plus movie queen Li Ching and the singing voices of Ivy Ling Po and Jing Ting. Sit back and enjoy!
