The Five Deadly Venoms: Chang Cheh's 1978 Shaw Brothers wuxia — defines the "outnumbered hero takes on a school of identically-dressed swordsmen" trope.
AUG 12 1978 · 12:06
📹 Five Deadly Venoms 1978 Final Fight Chang Cheh's 1978 Shaw Brothers wuxia — defines the "outnumbered hero takes on a school of identically-dressed swordsmen" trope. Referenced in Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003). The Crazy 88 sequence is paced and shot in the Shaw Brothers tradition; Tarantino has named Five Deadly Venoms as a primary influence.
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