Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
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Tsung Hua as Meng Sheng-hun
Elliot Ngok Wah as Lu Hsiang-chuan
Ku Feng as Uncle Sun Yu
Ching Li as Hsiao Tieh / Sun Yu's Daughter
Wang Chung as Sun Chien
Lo Lieh as Han Tang
Danny Lee Sau-Yin as Tieh Cheng-kang / Sun Chien's Friend/ Hsiao Tieh
Yang Chi-Ching as Lu Man Tien / Navigator of Lung Men Soc
Ching Miao as Hsien Lung / Helmsman of Lung Men Soc
Ai Fei as I Fu
Wang Hsieh as Wan Pengwang
Chen Ping as Kao Lao-ta
Ling Yun as Yeh Hsiang
Fan Mei-Sheng as Ma Fang-chung
Teresa Ha Ping as Yu Hsia
Chiang Yang as Sun Chu
Cheng Kang-Yeh as Feng Hao
Ku Kuan-Chung as Sun Nan
Tin Ching as Hsia Ching
Lam Wai-Tiu as Nan Kung-yuan
Hua Lun as Chin Tao Li Kuang
Mi Lan as Chang Hsiao-hung
Chan Shen as Roc Society Chief's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Chan Mei-Hua as Hsiao Tieh's Maid (uncredited)
Keung Hon as
Liang Shangyun as (uncredited)
Wong Ching-Ho as Chang (uncredited)
Shen Lao as (uncredited)
Li Shou Chi as (uncredited)
Hsu Shao Chiang as (uncredited)
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung as Huang Shan San You (uncredited)
Wa Lun as Swordsman Li Kuang
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