Come Drink with Me (1966)

Come Drink with Me is a 1966 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by King Hu.

Come Drink With Me (1966 Shaw Brothers) original trailer Director: King Hu Starring: Cheng Pei Pei, Yuen Hua, Ku Feng

Directed by King Hu. With Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Chih-Ching Yang, Hung Lieh Chen. A group of bandits kidnaps the governor's son and demands their imprisoned leader to be set free in exchange.

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A mysterious swordswoman named Golden Swallow is sent to rescue a young official who has been kidnapped. Aided by Drunken Cat, a kung-fu master disguised as a beggar. She hatches a daring plan to assault the corrupt monastery where the official is being held.

One of the bedrocks of Chinese kung-fu movies, King Hus 1966 wuxia classic Come Drink With Me is best known as primary source material for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but its influence is far more extensive.

More revolutionary than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Come Drink With Me set an entirely new standard for the martial arts genre, with Cheng Pei-pei a standout as the mysterious swordswoman "Golden Swallow".

Long before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon wowed the western world, Come Drink With Me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the Far East. ...

Long before Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon wowed the western world, Come Drink With Me set an entirely new standard for martial arts movies in the Far East. Director King Hu not only broke new ground but set the groundwork for all the action films that followed, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Come Drink With Me tells the story of a mysterious swordswoman nicknamed "Golden Swallow", and the even more mysterious swordsman, "Beggar". They join forces to free a kidnapped official from a Buddhist monastery run by a corrupt abbot with incredible kung-fu powers. But the real attention-getters are the ingeniously staged action scenes and a cast of characters that looks as cool today as when the film burst upon the cinema scene in 1966.