IRON MISTRESS (1969)
SCREENING AT METROGRAPH AT HOME (SVOD) - VIRTUAL SCREENINGS ONLY
Directed by: Sung Tsun-shou
Starring: Han Hsiang-chin, Pai Ying, Tsao Chien
A wuxia programmer about a group of rebels taking on the Jin invaders during the Southern Song Dynasty, Han Hsiang-chin plays the Iron Mistress herself, leading a band of feisty fighters in guerilla warfare. Fighting by her side is Pai Ying (A Touch of Zen, The Fate of Lee Khan, Grand Passion), who loves her. When another rebel leader (played by Tsao Chien) tries to team up, he immediately arouses Pai Ying’s suspicions that he could be a Jin spy or — even worse — a rival for the Iron Mistress’s hardassed heart. Filled with characters based on real-life historical figures, this flick comes alive in its action scenes that are full of flashing blades and savage stabdowns.
