Lovers Destiny

Director Chu Yuan was one of the new breed of directors at Shaw who raised the bar of martial arts films by adding compelling storylines and a good dose of drama Despite being without his regular cohorts Ku Lung and Ti Lung here Chu shows his master stroke as he delves into the dastardly ways of evil warlords in China back in the 1910s Drama and action both take centrestage as Tsung Hua and Ching Li fall prey to a lecherous general Stanley Feng Tsuifan who rapes and forces the latter to become his concubine With the help of two street performers the deft and agile Chen Kuantai and Shih Szu he once helped Tsung hatches a plot to save his beloved with deadly consequences