Title: The Hero of Swallow
Other Titles: 神偷燕子李三, San tau jin zi lei saam
Year: 1996
Directed by: Siu Sang
Genre: Martial Arts
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English | Chinese (hardcodded)
More info at: Imdb & Hkcinemagic
Cast:
Yuen Biao
Athena Chu Yan
Eddie Ko Hung
Lily Chung Suk Wai
Ma Chung Tak
Elvis Tsui Kam Kong
Yvonne Yung Hung
Allen Lan Hai Han
Synopsis/Plot:
Set in the turbulent years after the overthrow of the emperor and before the Japanese invasion before WW2 the film exists in a time when traditional kung fu fights can be logically mixed with gun battles. The hero of the title is Li San aka The Swallow Thief, so named because his leaping ability is so great that he seems like he is flying. We first see him in his Swallow Thief disguise distributing money to the poor and then attacking a sex slave trafficker and freeing all the imprisoned women. But we learn that Li San's main motive is to find his kidnapped girlfriend Chinny. This quest leads him to Peking where the local police suspect him immediately but they are a bunch of boobs so Li San doesn't have much to worry about. The local militia is a different matter. Li San quickly is befriended by a woman pickpocket disguised as a boy, a Peking opera actress whom he had freed from the trafficker and a lame soldier he had helped outside of town. Unfortunately Li San also comes in direct contact with the corrupt politicians, sleazy Japanese businessmen and a depraved ex-royal who employs a man with the same fighting talents as Li San. These all collide with his quest to find the brothel Chinny has been sold to. Lots of fighting and high leaping thievery ensue. (source: imdb.com)
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