Considered one of the finest kung fu films made by the Shaw brothers, this film was directed by master choreographer Lau Kar-Leung. Three years after the Yim Ho clan sends ace fighter Lei Kung (played by the director Lau) to Yunnan to set up a branch there, headquarters learns that their man has spurned clan loyalty and closed down the group's southern outpost. Boss Li Lien-ying sends a trio of assassins independent of each other out after their renegade brother: Lei Ying (Lau Kar-wing) is skilled in the magical arts; Tieh Hon (Hsiao Hou) is a skilled killer; and Ti Tan (Lau Ka Fai) is the master at kung fu. Lei Ying hires a bumptious petty thug, Wu (Alexander Fu-Sheng), to pose as assassin, hoping to smoke Lei Kung out of hiding. Meanwhile, Tieh Hon becomes convinced that a wizened lumber salesman is the missing clan member. Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
The martial arts film Shadow Whip concerns a women who has become an expert with the title weapon. However, after a string of crimes are committed using the instrument, she must go on the run, and utilize her formidable fighting talents, in order to clear her name. Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Their longtime friends suddenly taken from them in a senseless act of violence, a man and a woman set out in search of bittersweet revenge. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Category Martial Arts
- Theme: One Against the Mob, Clearing One's Name, Technology Run Amok, Righting the Wronged, Switching Sides, Ninjas, Hired Killers, Out For Revenge
- Studio: Image
- Run Time: 06 hr 21 min
- Language: Mandarin_chinese, English
- Picture Format: widescreen
- Release Date: June 2, 2009
- Director: Tang Chia, Liu Chia-Liang
