The Golden Lion (1975)
Director Ho Meng-hua is one of Shaw Studio’s most versatile directors. He’s helmed romances, mysteries, award-winning dramas, contemporary action films, historical costume dramas, fantasies, and, finally, popular swordplay movies. The title character in this one is a chivalrous thief who raises the jealous ire of the rival Red Shirt Gang. There’s plenty of action in this adventure, which sweeps from the plains to the mountains … to the sound of slashing swords.
Genre: Action
Director: Ho Meng-Hua
Actors: Chan Shen, Chiu Hung, Fang Mian, James Nam Gung-Fan, Lee Man-Chow, Li Ching, Pang Pang, Wang Hsieh