Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
Tsung Hua
as Meng Sheng-hun
嶽華
as Lu Hsiang-chuan
谷峰
as Uncle Sun Yu
Ching Li
as Hsiao Tieh / Sun Yu's Daughter
Wang Chung
as Sun Chien
羅烈
as Han Tang
李修賢
as Tieh Cheng-kang / Sun Chien's Friend/ Hsiao Tieh
杨志卿
as Lu Man Tien / Navigator of Lung Men Soc
Ching Miao
as Hsien Lung / Helmsman of Lung Men Soc
Ai Fei
as I Fu
Wang Hsieh
as Wan Pengwang
Lam Wai-Tiu
as Nan Kung-yuan
