Zhan shen tan (1973)

In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. A wandering swordsman single-handedly dispatches a group of the foreign thugs, and agrees to help defend the town. He assembles a core team of highly skilled warriors, and together they train the townsfolk to stand up to the foreign pirates, using strategy and skill. When the army launches an all-out assault on the town, a ferocious battle rages, leading to final conflict on the Beach of the War Gods.

Directed by: Jimmy Wang Yu

Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Tien Yeh, Hsieh Han, Shan Mao, Tsai Hung

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