1983 • Hong Kong • Directed by Lu Chun-ku

Actor Lu Chun-ku really hit his stride as a director of mystical kung-fu epics such as this, truly one of the best of its kind. Norman Tsui stars as a put-upon illegitimate son of a “Martial Arts World” master, who nearly sacrifices all to learn the “Silkworm Style”, making him a veritable “Spider-Swordsman”! That’s just the pay-off to this eye-filling, mind-bending phantasmagorical wuxia which elicited cries of joyous disbelief in virtually all the cinemas where it was shown. Featuring a top-notch cast including “Venoms” Lo Meng, Sun Chien, and Wang Li, this extravaganza truly warrants the description “unforgettable.” This is the Mandarin version.