Wei Chang

Taiwanese war film directed by Li Chia.

Sensing a rebellion is brewing in the small town of Lung Wei Village, the Manchu warlords command the village magistrate to hunt down the rebels. He hires four warriors, all of them expert martial artists, to stop the rebellion. The stakes are high: If they don't succeed, the rebels may change the course of Chinese history.

A young masseuse leaves his village to study martial arts under the tutelage of a famous warrior. He soon learns, however, that being a hero comes with a great emotional price...