Golden Swallow (film)
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Golden Swallow, also known as The Girl with the Thunderbolt Kick, is a 1968 Hong Kong wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...

film directed by Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh was Shaw Brothers Studio's best known and most prolific film director, with such films as the Five Venoms, the Brave Archer , the The One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and kung fu film.-Career:Referred to as "The Godfather of Hong Kong cinema", Chang Cheh directed over 100...

 and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers Studio
The Shaw Brothers Studio , owned by Shaw Brothers Ltd., was the foremost and the largest movie production company of Hong Kong movies.From their distribution base in Singapore where they founded parent company Shaw Organization in 1924, and as a strategic development of their movie distribution...

, starring Cheng Pei-pei
Cheng Pei-pei
Cheng Pei-pei is an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s...

, Jimmy Wang, Lo Lieh
Lo Lieh
Lo Lieh was a Hong Kong actor in martial arts films. His real name is Wang Lap Tat. After his parents sent him back to China he attended acting school in Hong Kong. He began his martial arts training in 1962 and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the same year and went on to become one of the...

 and Chao Hsin-yen. The film is a sequel to Come Drink with Me
Come Drink with Me
Come Drink with Me is a 1966 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by King Hu. Set during the Ming Dynasty, it stars Cheng Pei-pei and Yueh Hua as warriors with Chan Hung-lit as the villain, and features action choreography by Han Ying-chieh. It is widely considered one of the best Hong Kong films ever made...

.

The film is on DVD and it's in Dragon Dynasty
Dragon Dynasty
Dragon Dynasty is a joint venture started by The Weinstein Company and Genius Products. The company was created on May 23, 2006 for the sole purpose of distributing East Asian films on DVD in the US, whose licenses are held by, or will be acquired by The Weinstein Company...

.

Plot

Golden Swallow (which was also known by its less than fitting title, The Girl With The Thunderbolt Kick) revolves around the further adventures of its title character, Golden Swallow. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mysterious past goes on a killing rampage while leaving evidence that holds her responsible. Golden Swallow also makes room for a heartfelt love triangle involving a mad, but righteous swordsman named Silver Roc and a gentle warrior named Golden Whip. The three team up to conquer the evil forces of the martial world, but their joint venture only lasts so long, due to the two men's virile egos. Ultimately, a duel to the death is planned between them, leaving Golden Swallow caught between two men, both of whom she admires.

Cast

  • Cheng Pei-pei
    Cheng Pei-pei
    Cheng Pei-pei is an actress best known for her performance in the seminal 1966 King Hu wuxia film Come Drink with Me. She continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s...

     as Golden Swallow
  • Jimmy Wang as Silver Roc
  • Lo Lieh
    Lo Lieh
    Lo Lieh was a Hong Kong actor in martial arts films. His real name is Wang Lap Tat. After his parents sent him back to China he attended acting school in Hong Kong. He began his martial arts training in 1962 and joined the Shaw Brothers Studio in the same year and went on to become one of the...

     as Golden Whip
  • Chao Hsin-yen as Mei Niang
  • Wu Ma
    Wu Ma
    Wu Ma is a Chinese actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 180 appearances to his name , Wu Ma is one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema...

     as Flying Fox
  • Yeung Chi-hing as Poison Dragon
  • Hoh Ban as Golden Dragon Branch chief
  • Lau Gong as Li Wan
  • Cheng Miu as Cao Tien-lung
  • Tang Ti as Cao's brother
  • Ku Feng as Chang Shun
  • Nam Wai-lit as Iron Face Sheng Yong's brother
  • Lam Kau as Golden Dragon Branch leader
  • Lau Kar-leung
    Lau Kar-leung
    Lau Kar-Leung is a famous Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker, choreographer, and actor.Lau Kar-Leung is best known for his movies which he made during the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio...

     as Golden Dragon Branch leader
  • Mars
    Mars (actor)
    Mars , born Cheung Wing Fat is a Hong Kong actor, action director, stuntman and martial artist. He is one of Jackie Chan's best friends.-Early life:...

     as Chang Shun's son
  • Bak Yu as Chang Shun's wife
  • Wang Kuang-yu as Lin Qian
  • Cliff Lok
    Cliff Lok
    Cliff Lok, also Koo Lung, Ku Lung, Gam Tung, Chin Tong, Chin Tung, Lung Goon-Ting, Lung Kuan-Ting, Kan Tung, Kam Tung and Cliff Lok Kam Tung is a retired Chinese film actor and martial artist who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong. He began his career at the Peking Opera...

     as Fang Ying
  • Tung Choi-bo as revenger after Golden Swallow
  • Ng Yuen-fan as Golden Dragon Five Heroes (in red)
  • Lau Kar-wing as Golden Dragon Five Heroes (in black)
  • Yuen Cheung-yan as Golden Dragon Five Heroes (in white)
  • Yuen Woo-ping
    Yuen Woo-ping
    Yuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong...

     as Golden Dragon Five Heroes (in green)
  • Hsu Hsia as Golden Dragon Five Heroes (in brown)
  • Hung Ling-ling as prostitute
  • David Chiang
    David Chiang
    John Chiang is a Hong Kong actor. His Chinese name is Chiang Da-wei . He is sometimes credited as David Chiang.-Biography:...

     as brothel clerk
  • Wong Ching-wan as courtesan with Cao Tien-lung
  • Yee Kwan as waiter
  • Chui Chung-hok as Golden Dragon thug in restaurant
  • Tong Gai as Golden Dragon thug
  • Wong Chung as Golden Dragon thug
  • Yen Shi-kwan as Golden Dragon thug
  • Chan Chuen as Golden Dragon thug
  • Lo Wai
    Lo Wai
    Lo Wai is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail.The Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai are declared monuments.-External links:*...

    as Golden Dragon thug
  • Yeung Pak-chan as Golden Dragon thug
  • Wong Ching
  • Fung Hap-so
  • Law Kei
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