Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
The Story of Sue San (1964)	Operatic tragedy	2023-08-25	Simon
The Twin Swords (1965)	Basically Temple Of The Red Lotus Part 2	2022-06-21	Simon
Princess Iron Fan (1966)	More monkey magic	2004-01-19	Simon
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
The Sword And The Lute (1967)	Good example of the genre	2006-05-18	Simon
Trail Of The Broken Blade (1967)	One of the better swordplay films of its era	2003-07-27	Simon
Cave Of The Silken Web (1967)	Visually stunning	2006-01-17	Simon
The Golden Sword (1969)	Decent wu xia film	2004-11-16	Simon
The Invincible Fist (1969)	Above average	2005-05-29	Simon
Whirlwind Knight (1969)	A good effort	2007-05-07	Simon
The Young Avengers (1969)	Good 60's swordplay	2007-06-08	Simon
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)	Thoroughly enjoyable	2009-07-26	Simon
Vengeance Is A Golden Blade (1969)	Almost epic	2004-12-10	Simon
The Secret Of The Dirk (1970)	Worth a watch for fans of the genre	2007-04-30	Simon
Yakuza Deka (1970)	Fun 70's camp	2005-09-28	Simon
Yakuza Deka II (1970)	Exceedingly silly	2005-09-28	Simon
Vengeance! (1970)	A really stripped down piece of cinema	2021-04-24	Simon
The Bravest Revenge (1970)	Amazing wuxia action for the day	2023-02-05	Simon
Swordsman At Large (1971)	Pretty decent	2006-04-09	Simon
The Angry River (1971)	Worth a look	2009-07-18	Simon
The Golden Seal (1971)	Nice wu xia pian	2006-10-09	Simon
The Lady Hermit (1971)	Enjoyable female-led wuxia	2022-12-11	Simon
The Sword (1971)	Nearly great, but awful action	2007-04-10	Simon
King Eagle (1971)	Good Sister, Bad Sister	2012-12-05	Simon
She'd Hate Rather Than Love (1971)	Solid Union Films production	2023-06-19	Simon
Hapkido (1972)	For martial arts fans	2006-10-07	Simon
Man Of Iron (1972)	Solid Chen Kuan-Tai vehicle	2006-05-06	Simon
The Devil's Mirror (1972)	Nice bit of swordplay	2006-10-15	Simon