In this episode we’re looking at The Magnificent Trio, a milestone in the studio’s early wuxia cycle where Chang Cheh takes a cue from Japan’s Three Outlaw Samurai.

We’re also giving a spotlight to two other early Chang Cheh films from this period: 1965’s The Butterfly Chalice, a huangmei opera that somehow fits both musical numbers and a face split in half, and 1967’s Trail Of The Broken Blade, made during the same year Chang Cheh became a household name with One-Armed Swordsman.

With Kenny and Paul Fox.

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Music courtesy of Brian Kirby.

Running Times:
00m 00s – Intro/The Butterfly Chalice review.
15m 26s – Trail of The Broken Blade review.
28m 19s – The Magnificent Trio background.
33m 11s – The Magnificent Trio review.

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