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‘King Cat’ is light on action, but its story reigns supreme

King Cat Written by Ting Shan-Hsi Directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung Hong Kong, 1967 Honour can be a tremendously important element between great warriors of high ranking. While in today’s military culture it would appear unthinkable for two officers to challenge one another to a duel to settle personal matters, such was not always the case. …

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Shaw Brothers Saturdays: ‘The Sword and the Lute’ ends its trilogy, but is also one chapter too many

The Sword and the Lute Directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung Written by San Kong Hong Kong, 1967 After Temple of the Red Lotus and The Twin Swords both emerged onto the Hong Kong cinema scene in 1965, showcasing several brand new, soon to be insanely popular actors moulded by Shaw Brothers studios, among them Lo Lieh, …

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Shaw Brothers Saturdays: ‘The Twin Swords’ lacks polish, but takes steps in the right direction

The Twin Swords Directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung Script by San Kong Hong Kong, 1965 Few would debate that the single defining decade in the all too short history of the Shaw Brothers studio was the 1970s. The staggering amount influential films produced and released in that decade alone, films which made uncompromising impact upon release …

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