‘Six Assassins’ is a simple story treated with care and an artistic vision
Korean import directors, rare as they were at the time, have a phenomenal track record when applying their trade within the Shaw Brothers studio system. Jeng Cheong-Woh’s stamp is far and away the most noteworthy, two of his films standing out as among the very best of the entire studio cannon (The Swift Knight from 1971 and Five Fingers of Death from 1972).