english title | Opium and the Kung-fu Master |
aka | Master of the Hung Clan / The Lightning Fists of Shaolin |
year | 1984 |
country | Hong-Kong |
genres | drama comedy kung-fu period |
production studio | Shaw Brothers 邵氏 |
Tang Chia is considered one of the greatest kung-fu choreographers ever, but he only directed three movies of his own. This, his last, is not only his greatest but one of the greatest ever, as the leader of the Ten Kwangtung Tigers falls victim to drug addiction. The tragedies and drama that ensue are as stunning as the kung-fu, created by a superlative team of six martial artists. A legitimate masterpiece and one of the finest, most effecting martial arts movies Shaw Brothers ever produced.