One of the most iconic and influential martial arts films of the 60s, the film is notable for showing the main characters disability as an inspiration for his heroism. In the role that made him a star, Taiwanese actor Jimmy Wang Yu plays the ill-fated student of a sword master who is bullied and later mutilated by his fellow students. Nursed back to health, he must retrain his sword skills, now using one arm, when he hears his school is under attack from a dangerous rival. A landmark in filmmaking from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio, it remains a much loved classic by fans, critics and filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, who cited heavy inspiration for his Kill Bill saga.