''Flying Over Grass'', (), is a 1969

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directed by

Lung Chien Lung Chien (1916 – May 28, 1975), also known by the name Kim Lung, was a prolific Chinese film director and screenwriter active between the 1950s and the 1970s. Career Born in 1916, Lung Chien explores common themes in Hong Kong cinema such a ...

, and starring Ching-Ching Chang, Pin Chiang, Hsia Chiang.

Plot

In medieval

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, a lone swordswoman called, for her incredible

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prowess, "''Flight over

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''", helps a group of people defeat a warlord.

Cast

* Ching-Ching Chang * Pin Chiang * Hsia Chiang * Li Chin * Chiang Han * Bao Hsiao * You Hsiao * Chun Huang * You-Min Ko

References

External links

* 1969 films 1960s action films 1960s martial arts films 1960s Cantonese-language films Films shot in Hong Kong Hong Kong action films Hong Kong films about revenge Hong Kong martial arts films Kung fu films 1960s Mandarin-language films Films directed by Lung Chien 1970s Hong Kong films {{1970s-China-film-stub