Super Cool. Super Quick. Super Deadly. Cooler Than Bond! Quicker Than Fly! Deadlier Than Shaft! His Lethal Body, A Masterpiece in Motion.
Released in Hong Kong as Lie ri kuang feng and worldwide as The Stormy Sun, Super Man Chu is set in rural China during the post-imperial era of the 1910s and 1920s and kicks off when a brutal criminal gang led by a pencil-mustached boss raids a family-owned inn. In a wanton act of violence, the villains murder the family and abduct the women, just as the son, Hung Ching (Chang Yi), returns with water. Finding his family slaughtered, a grim and humorless Hung Ching embarks on a relentless path of vengeance, armed primarily with throwing knives and dressed entirely in black.
Complicating matters is the arrival of Chen Chun (Pai Ying), a suave, easy-going loner who initially takes a job as muscle for the crime gang before revealing his true colors as an ally to our hero. As the body count rises and the gang brings in extra muscle—including Japanese fighters—the stage is set for an explosive double-feature showdown at Whirlwind Beach (which, true to low-budget form, features plenty of sand and sea air, but not a drop of actual water in sight).
The film features inventive combat mechanics, most notably Chen Chun utilizing an endless supply of coins thrown with lethal accuracy—even going so far as to wedge a coin directly into the barrel of an automatic pistol to neutralize it.
I watched this old-school YouTube style, broken up into 9 parts. Remember when people did that? Well, those movies are still out there. Remember, if you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring them inside.
