King Hu

Swordsman tells the tale of happy-go-lucky swordsman Ling (Sam Hui), who endeavors with his sidekick Kiddo (Cecilia Yip) to deliver a message from his master to another swordsman. But the road through the World of Martial Arts is treacherous, as the two become embroiled in the search for the "Sacred Scroll", a legendary document which will grant its reader supernatural powers. Evil eunuchs, and a variety of nefarious types (including Yuen Wah and Jacky Cheung) are after the scroll, and Ling's master may also be involved.

Nearly four decades before Kill Bill, the groundbreaking Shaw Brothers classic Come Drink with Me set the bar for sword-wielding kung fu heroines. "A revelation in martial arts filmmaking" (Ross Chen, LoveHKFilm.com), it stars legendary fight queen Cheng Pei-pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as Golden Swallow, a deadly agent sent to rescue a kidnapped official from a bandit clan. To take down the clan's five ruthless leaders, she teams up with a hard-drinking martial arts mentor, who helps her to cut a path of destruction through her enemies.