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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Shadow Whip
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 78 min.
- Director
- Wei Lo
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Rating *
- 6.6
- Votes *
- 175
- Checks
- 23
- Favs
- 1
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 4.3% (1:23)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
The Shadow Whip is an early (1971) Shaw Bros. movie, which means it should have better production values. Shot almost entirely in the snowy mountains of Japan, it has a distinctive look, and a heroine who dresses like Mrs. Claus' younger sister. That's Cheng Pei-Pei as the niece of the famous Shadow Whip, a weapons master wanted for a murder he didn't commit and on the run from... well, almost everyone in the film. An upended revenge film, in a way. The action scenes are sometimes speeded up, which is either experimental or irritating, depending on your point of view, but when the whips come out, expect some fun gags overall. It's not as cinematic as a sword, but it looks a lot more painful at these superhuman levels. So a nice little wuxia that doesn't quite look like any other. 6 years 3 months ago