[The14 Amazons] tells the story of a loyal and faithful family during the Song Dynasty?a story that has been repeatedly recounted in China and Hong Kong through literature, plays, television dramas, and films for years. The single work from among those that gained the most recognition was director Cheng Kang’s [The14 Amazons], produced by the Shaw Brothers in 1972. Cheng’s [The14 Amazons] has been appraised as the blockbuster film that opened a new chapter in the history of Hong Kong martial arts films, owing to its star-studded cast and its groundbreaking, for that time, special effects; the human bridge scene in particular is being talked about even today. For people who saw [The14 Amazons] back in the 1970s, this screening will not only offer the opportunity to reminisce about those days past but also the great pleasure of comparing it with Cheng Kang’s son, Cheng Siaodong’s [The Socerer and the White Snake], presented in Midnight Passion. (KIM Ji-seok)