SoftFilm strikes back –

Duriandave threw up some new treasures to further drive me crazy after the last blog entry I wrote about him! Now we have:

1952 film The Precious Sword and the Magic Bow aka Three Lady Fighters aka Daughters of Musketeer. It’s directed by martial-arts movie pioneer Yam Yu-tin and stars Hong Kong action queen Yu So-chow and Yam’s daughter Yam Yin.

Another awesome female action film that I will never get to see without a tie machine! Congratulations, duriandave, you have driven me crazy again!
SoftFilm story link

Plot of the film from the HKFA:

Yu Jie is a fisherman of Lake Poyang. His three daughters Suqiu, Sumei and Suzhen are formidable martial artists whose fame as fighters of bandits precede them. They are known far and wide as the “Three Lady Fighters.” One day, the three sisters witness an attempt by bandit Iron Mouth Pao to steal chickens from chicken farmer Zhang Bingshen and Second Uncle Li. The sisters scare off Iron Mouth Pao. Suqiu is attracted to the poor but gentle Bingshen, who has started the chicken farm with help from Second Uncle Li. His chickens are once again appropriated by two local tyrants Jin Kai and Jin Diao. Feeling that life has no value, Bingshen attempts suicide, but the three sisters come to his rescue. A plan is hatched whereby third sister puts on male disguise to penetrate the Jin household to snatch back the chickens. The Jin brothers recall third brother Jin Hua to plan retaliation. Hua and Iron Mouth Pao join forces to tackle the three sisters. In a confrontation, Bingshen is captured by Iron Mouth Pao. The three sisters set out for the Xin Le Dancing House where they take on and defeat the Jin brothers and their ally, Chen Dagang. Bingshen is incarcerated at the Jin Family Fortress. Hua has a change of heart when he sees his two brothers cruelly submitting Bingshen to torture. The three sisters invade the stockade to rescue Bingshen but fall into booby-traps. The father rushes to the rescue, helped by Hua. The Jin Family Fortess’ defences are broken through. The sisters and Bingshen are rescued. Suqiu and Bingshen finally marry.

In fact, rumbling around the HKFA is turning out to be very interesting, I will see if I can compile the plots of some interesting sounding films soon.

And tho those who think it is weird to be obsessed with old Chinese films when there aren’t any in my review list, stay tuned, because two of them are in the pipeline! A Connie Chan flick and an even older film with a young Josephine Siao!