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A masterclass in tension and release, King Hu's DRAGON INN may be one of the sole masterpieces in martial arts cinema from which all modern entries draw inspiration. After the movie's release, the Chinese Wuxia picture was never the same.
The children of an executed general have been exiled from China. The emperor's eunuch, Cao, plots to kill them before they leave the country after his army is ambushed by two warriors. Cao commands secret police who lie in wait at the dismal Dragon Gate Inn to kill the late general's remaining children. But as the men wait for the two siblings, a lone martial arts expert, Xiao (Shih Chun), comes to Dragon Gate Inn to visit the innkeeper. While Cao's secret police struggle to maintain their cover until the prisoners arrive, Xiao investigates on his own to unveil the reasons behind the strange new presence at the inn.