

A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
Stunts
One-armed sword choreography that still hasn't been topped.
Direction
Chang Cheh's blood-spattered masculinity poetry in motion.

Director
Chang Cheh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jimmy Wang Yu performed most stunts one-armed for authenticity, inspiring decades of disabled action heroes.
This broke Hong Kong box office records and invented the 'crippled master' trope that dominates wuxia to this day.