GRAND MASTER OF DEATH

Alexander Fu Sheng stars as an eager
Kung-Fu student who insists on
intervening when townspeople are
bullied by the town bosses and their
hired thugs. For his own good, he is
sent away by his teacher to a mountain
temple where he learns new techniques
from a venerated kung-fu master. When
Fu Sheng returns to town, his original
teacher has been killed and the gang
is trying to force a female friend of
his into prostitution. He then goes
into action against the town bosses,
played by Kung Fu greats Wang Lung Wei
and Leung Kar Yan (who worked together
as villains in numerous Shaw Brothers
films).
Overview: Take two directors (Cheng
Kang, who made the popular true crime
thriller “The Criminals”, and Hua
Shan, who helmed the superheroes
“Super Inframan”), a cast of the best
and best-loved martial arts actors,
then respected kung fu choreographer
Tang Chia, and what do you have? The
beloved cult sequel to the
international “esoteric weapon/crazy
cutlery” hit, “The Flying Guillotine”,
that’s what!