Lin Tung
A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains.
As the Heng Seng Index reaches unprecedented heights, people from all walks of life go stock speculation crazy. A security guard and his landlord learn firsthand that money is ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’ as their fast fortune disappears overnight in a Macau casino. Meanwhile, greedy neighbours and infidel couples cheat each other and even blue-collar workmen dive into the frenzy. Inevitably, the market tumbles as do the people’s bittersweet lives. A hilarious but ironic tale featuring some of Shaw’s biggest stars.
Shaw Brothers star Wang Yu plays Ho Gang, a competent swordsman who takes a job as a hired assassin. Though reluctant he ends up becoming highly successful, but he is wary as one of his targets is killed before he can fulfill the contract, leading him to suspect that he is being double crossed.
Two ladies of the sword are transporting a valuable Dragon Pearl and everyone else wants it. They’re assisted by two heroes, one of whom is somewhat less heroic and more of a rascal, although both demonstrate strong fighting skills.
A deranged swordsman travels the land taking on all comers and defeats them all with ease. News of these vile fights travels fast, and before long two other students of the sword are dispatched to rein him in.
When the Duke Hsuan Ch'i sends a group of ninjas to kill the elderly General Tieng and kidnap his daughter the beautiful, Szu Chin, she is rescued by their friend, Chang Chou. However their freedom is bought at the expense of General Tieng's life. Together Szu Chin and Chang Chou make their way to another kingdom. But Duke Ch'i still loves the lady Szu Chin, and after Chang Chou dies in a far off country, the Duke makes it his life's ambition to regain Szu Chin, even if it costs him his life...
A romance that was destined to be, becomes altered by a man's insecurity and a woman's pride. Will their love stand the test of time?
