This costume comedy-adventure about a female martial artist who protects a young widow from lustful bandits in a provincial Chinese town is a fine showcase for Hong Kong action star Michelle Yeoh (SUPERCOP).
An ailing traveler dies in a remote river town. His widow, Charmy, finds sanctuary and a job with Yim Wing Chun (Michelle Yeoh) and her aunt, Abacus "Stinky" Fong, who together manage a shop serving soybean cube. One night, bandit leader Flying Monkey leads a raid to kidnap Charmy, but Wing Chun,
disguised as a man, fights off the attack with her superior kung fu. Scholar Wong (Waise Lee) seeks to marry Wing Chun in the hope that she will go back to his vill...
Released:
1994
Rated:
NR
Length:
95 mins