Deaf and Mute Heroine

Chang Cheh-influenced swordplay film puts a female spin on the genre with its titular heroine. Helen Ma stars as the “can’t hear, can’t talk” swordswoman who makes off with some pearls and bloodily dispatches the many comers who futilely attempt to retrieve them from her. According to Jeff Goodhartz, THE DEAF AND MUTE HEROINE “trumps anything that King Hu or Chang Cheh were unleashing at the time.”

Cast

Helen Ma Hoi-Lun

The Heroine

Tang Ching

Cloth Dryer

Shirley Wong Sa-Lee

Mistress Liu

Wu Ma

Lee Ying