A
Group of Female Ninjas Seek Justice
in this quirky Lee Tso-Nam film
original Chinese/Taiwanese title: NINJA DISI KAPLAN [Never Kiss
A Ninja]
also known as CHALLENGE OF LADY NINJA (Edited Version)
director: Lee Tso-Nam
[Lee Tso-Nan]
starring: Yang Hui-Sang (Elsa Yeung) · Chen Kuan-Tai· Shing Yung-Peng
· Yin Su Li · Robert Tai Chio-Hsien
Lee
Tso-Nam's
movie is set in an off-kilter universe where World War II is in full
force but everyone wears 'modern' fashions (including jump suits)
and drives Cadillacs from the '80s. This quirkiness could have only
one explanation. The movie takes place in the same alternate universe
as GOLDEN
QUEEN COMMANDOS, which incidentally also starred Elsa Yeung.
Obviously
the filmmaker is not concerned with such inconsistencies, especially
within his parade of mindboggling set pieces. For instance, female ninja
Wong Siu Wai can spin around like Wonder Woman and turn into a bikini-clad
model to distract her attackers. The archvillain can weave giant spiderwebs
to catch his victims; the female ninjas are able to jump from [and to
the top of] giant trees without so much as a scratch; a vigilante skeleton
wanders the countryside in search for Japanese sympathizers; plus body-duplicating
spells, vampire ninjas with poison stored in their fangs, bad-guy warriors
using shields of fire, mud-wrestling training sessions for girl ninjas,
etc. There's not much reason for director Lee Tso-Nam to be concerned
over time-frame nonconformity.
The
plot deals with a Shanghai woman who had been away studying Martial
Arts. When Wong Siu Wai returns home, she discovers that Japan has invaded
and occupied her country. She's also shocked to learn that her fiancee
is working with the Japanese and that he killed her father during a
confrontation. Ms Wong then puts together a team of female warriors
to challenge her former boyfriend.
Although
he established himself with old-school Martial Arts films (his SHAOLIN
VS LAMA is generally considered one of the best ever made),
today Lee Tso Nam is better known for his erotic exploitation (KILLING
IN THE NUDE), frantic actioners (LUNATIC
FROG WOMEN), rape-revenge flicks WOMAN
AVENGER: RAPE VENGEANCE, and brain-warping fantasies (KUNG
FU WONDER CHILD). After 40+ films, he is still active today
directing movies in Beijing under the name Li Zuonan.
A Taiwanese
film in English Language; widescreen format, uncut (90 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
trailers.
Violence/Sexual
Themes/SemiNudity/Sexual Brutality/Bondage/Whipping
For Adult Audiences
