Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters (1968)

Action • 88 minutes

Director: Chen Hung-min Screenplay: Chu Ge Director of Photography: Huang Jui-chang Producer: Chan Hsi-fan Yu Lu Editor: Nan Fang

Released • January 1, 1968

The late-1960s and early-1970s saw a resurgence of swordplay films across Taiwan and Hong Kong, with the most spectacular ones coming from the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong. At the same time, the much lower budget Taiwanese dialect films were tapping into the booming market of Southeast Asia. With its balletic choreography, expressive cinematography and kinetic editing, Vengeance of the Phoenix Sisters rivals the best Shaw Brothers swordplay films of the era. This tale of generational revenge features three of the Taiwanese dialect cinema’s biggest names: opera superstars Yang…