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‘The Knight of Knights’ entertains with its potpourri of loosely connected episodes

The Knight of Knights Written by Chang Cheh Directed by Sit Kwan Hong Kong. 1966   Among the many amusing commonalities between Shaw Brothers studio films are kinetic nature of the scripts which so often have their characters venture from place to place in a series of episodic adventures whose connective tissue is, all too …

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‘King Cat’ is light on action, but its story reigns supreme

King Cat Written by Ting Shan-Hsi Directed by Hsu Tseng-Hung Hong Kong, 1967 Honour can be a tremendously important element between great warriors of high ranking. While in today’s military culture it would appear unthinkable for two officers to challenge one another to a duel to settle personal matters, such was not always the case. …

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