![]() Of course, Linghu and the gang break out of prison and head out to confront Invincible Asia at the Black Woods Cliff, where he dies a glorious death. ![]() Believing him to be a beautiful woman, he allows himself to get distracted (it’s Brigitte Lin, duh), knocked on the head and promptly thrown into a dungeon with Ying and her father Wu (Yen Shi-kwan), the usurped leader of the Sun Moon. As Linghu searches for his missing friend, he encounters Invincible Asia bathing in a lake (as one does). Ying is attacked, however, by a gang of refugee Japanese ronin in league with Sun Moon to overthrow the Ming Empire. But there’s a catch: The supreme power comes at the cost of martial castration the supreme power is turning him into a woman.Įlsewhere, Mountain Sect disciples Linghu (Li) and Lingshan (Reis) - or Kiddo for anyone with the privilege of watching the film with its original colorful subtitles - are settling into retirement mode when compatriot Ying (Kwan) waits for their arrival at one of their strongholds. The winner, it turns out, is Invincible Asia, the leader of the Sum Moon Sect and student of a sacred scroll that has bestowed him supreme power. The Swordsman II picks up a year after the events of the first film, opening with an orgy of violence and signature Tsui lunacy as we watch a ferocious, yet oddly feminine, martial warrior utterly destroy an opponent. Janelle Monáe Says She'd Like to Play "Transformative" Roles, Like Johnny Depp
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