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Red Heroine (1929)

Red Heroine (1929)

Action
Release Date: 1929, July 11
Directors: Wen Yi-Min
Countries: China
Production: Youlian Film Company, Youlian Film Company

Overview:

Red Heroine was a smash hit on release and a prime example of the martial arts explosion of the late 20s (setting the template for later revivals), but with a crucial twist: in place of the typical, manly hero we have a swashbuckling woman. At first she’s a helpless abductee, then an unstoppable killing machine, fighting to stop a tyrannical warlord ravaging the countryside and enslaving numerous (very) scantily-clad young women.