Moonlight Sword and Jade Lion

銀蕭月劍翠玉獅

★ 6.0·1979·1h 34min·Action, Adventure, and Drama

A swordswoman seeks the brother of her late teacher in order to learn who killed her parents when she was a baby

Overview

Tyrone Shu directs Lung Chun, Wang Tao, and Angela Mao in the historically set martial arts film Moonlight Sword & Jade Lion. During the Sung Dynasty, Mao plays a martial arts expert who finds herself involved in a variety of political intrigues. "Feisty ace martial artist Chu Siew Yen promises her teacher that she will find his missing brother. During her search Chu also tries to discover the identity of the person who killed her parents. Of course, accomplishing said tasks proves easier said than done as Chu faces opposition from many people she encounters on the way to uncovering the truth." Written by Woodyanders

Director: Karl Liao
Original language: Mandarin
Status: Released (Aug 3, 1979)