Temple of the Red Lotus

This film created a sensation throughout Southeast Asia due to its unique combination of exciting action scenes and a stellar cast of established stars and new favorites. The superlative U.S. TV documentary -The Art Of Action- declared that this film was clearly the foundation for a new era in Hong Kong martial arts drama. It created a sensation throughout Southeast Asia due to its unique combination of exciting action scenes and a stellar cast of established stars and new favorites. It also broke box office records and inspired two equally important sequels: -The Twin Swords- and -The Sword And The Lute-.