Action Drama
Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
Directed by
Chor Yuen
Written by
Ni Kuang
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Huang Shan San You (uncredited)
Lo Lieh
Han Tang
Ku Feng
Uncle Sun Yu
Elliot Ngok
Lu Hsiang-chuan
Chen Ping
Kao Lao-ta
Ching Miao
Hsien Lung / Helmsman of Lung Men Soc
Wang Hsieh
Wan Pengwang
Chan Shen
Roc Society Chief's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Ku Kuan-Chung
Sun Nan
Tin Ching
Hsia Ching
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Tieh Cheng-kang / Sun Chien's Friend/ Hsiao Tieh
Cheng Kang-Yeh
Feng Hao
Ling Yun
Yeh Hsiang
Teresa Ha Ping
Yu Hsia
Wang Chung
Sun Chien
Chiang Yang
Sun Chu
Lam Wai-Tiu
Nan Kung-yuan
Ai Fei
I Fu
Tsung Hua
Meng Sheng-hun
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Ching Li
Hsiao Tieh / Sun Yu's Daughter
Yang Chi-Ching
Lu Man Tien / Navigator of Lung Men Soc
Wong Ching-Ho
Chang (uncredited)
Mi Lan
Chang Hsiao-hung
Fan Mei-Sheng
Ma Fang-chung
Hua Lun
Chin Tao Li Kuang
Chan Mei-Hua
Hsiao Tieh's Maid (uncredited)
Chiang Han
(uncredited)
Liang Shangyun
(uncredited)
Shen Lao
(uncredited)
Li Shou Chi
(uncredited)
Hsu Shao Chiang
(uncredited)

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