There are the three unbeatable good guys: the famous lady sheriff, the famous lady heroine, and the famous bodyguard. Everybody in the territory knows them, if not by sight then by reputation. When the famous lady sheriff is on your case, you can assume that your case is closed. As she says, “I don’t like not getting my own way.” Or “No crook escapes from me.” And on top of that, she’s got something special up her sleeves – both of them. The famous lady heroine (“Don’t you know that smart people live longer?”) goes around with a bunch of coffins, and she knows how to fill them. The famous (male) bodyguard, though handsome, is a very tough customer; and doesn’t show much patience for people who won’t believe that he’s not a mute, he just doesn’t like to talk. He’ll pull out of his specially prepared vest a prepared scroll informing you of the fact; and if you’re wise, you’ll just leave it at that. He has a lot of scrolls in that vest, but none of them allow for follow-up questions.

The movie is definitely operating in movieland, taking a fun-loving look at the genre, while not forgetting that there’s a plot. The famous lady heroine walks into a bar passing herself off as a man without any problems, although almost no effort was made to make her look like a man. I loved her line in that scene when she says to the lady bar owner, “I’m a good-looking guy. You’re a good-looking woman. Let’s go to bed.” The famous lady sheriff balances on a spinning umbrella during the climactic fight with the arch-villain. And the famous bodyguard, fight-ready to the end, never breaks into a sweat.

It’s a fun, high-quality lively movie, with a lot of energy. I especially liked the dialogue. The grunts are great for punctuating the punches. The verbal dialogue is fabulous. I don’t know how it came across in the original, but I enjoyed the fun tone of the English dubbing. Those voice guys were good! Some of my favorite lines:

• “That’s to teach you . . . , not to talk to me dirty.”
• “Hey mister! What do you need that for? What do you want with a big magnet?”
• “Your kung fu is pretty good; but it’s not good enough.”
• “If I’m crazy, how come I’m such a good fighter?”
• “Even if you kill me, I’ll never tell you anything.”
• “You’re the cruelest woman in the world!” - “Whatever you say.”
• “I don’t want to do this, but I have to. I’m going to start burning you.”
• “You do amaze me. A mute who likes collecting birds.”
• “You’re not a bad person. It’s just that you have an annoying look.” – “If we’re comparing looks, I don’t like yours either.” – “Huh?”