The literal translation of the title of this film is: wind coming from 8 sides in the world.
This martial arts flick is a fresh start of 1990's in that Chinese martial arts flicks in the 1980's all has something to do with Shao Lin temple, riding on the success of 1979's Shao Lin Temple, and this one finally departs from it.
The trend is exactly like what was in the 1920's: most martial arts flicks had something to do with Burning, Red, or Temple, capitalizing on the success of The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, until finally some martial arts flicks begun to depart from this repeated theme.
This martial arts flick is a fresh start of 1990's in that Chinese martial arts flicks in the 1980's all has something to do with Shao Lin temple, riding on the success of 1979's Shao Lin Temple, and this one finally departs from it.
The trend is exactly like what was in the 1920's: most martial arts flicks had something to do with Burning, Red, or Temple, capitalizing on the success of The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple, until finally some martial arts flicks begun to depart from this repeated theme.
