The cast is an eclectic bunch. Angela Mao always deliver the goods. I love that girl, from her warm smile to her icy stare, and everything in between. Carter Wong looks about as good as he did in HAPKIDO, which isn't bad at all. Jhoon Ree might not be much of an actor, but with those skills, who cares? The one who really threw me for a loop upon first viewing though was Anne Winston. For a western girl in 1973, she sure could move and was, as far as I could tell, only doubled for a few flips, falls and tricky moves--the rest was her. Never heard of her before or since. But she really impressed me.

The bad guy roster is nothing to scoff at either. Tons of familiar faces, like Chin Yuet Sang, Alan Chui, Gam Kei Chu, and so on. Sammo is once again a vile Japanese henchman, which is always fun. But the real bastards are Kenji Kazuma and Whang In Sik: these guys are just mean, and when everybody clashes in the final fight, you wouldn't think you were watching a movie from 1973. The choreo and techniques are super tight, and way above the rest of the herd.

All of this awesome action is brilliantly framed by director Huang Feng, who creates great atmospheric tension, and plays around with some really interesting Leone and Kurosawa-like cinematography here. It all flows well together, spawning a true Golden Harvest classic. Definitely a must-have in my book.