Bi hu (Bi hu) (1972)

Oddball, early Shaw entry from Chu Yuan. It's Robin Hood with a touch of the Scarlett Pimpernel. There's a touch of God of Gamblers, too. Seventeen years before that movie was produced. (I wonder how common this meme of the super-naturally good gambler in Chinese cinema is?) Shaw released two other Chu Yuan movies in '72, The Killer (haven't seen it) and the exploitation classic, Intimate Confessi... read more