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[[caption-width-right:350:The Shaws putting out their biggest names, back for more.]]
''Killer Clans'' is a 1976 Creator/ShawBrothers ''wuxia'' directed by Chor Yuen, starring Tsung Wa, Creator/YuehHua, Ku Feng, Lily Li, Creator/DannyLee and Creator/LoLieh. Then film itself is based on the novel ''Liuxing Hudie Jian'' (The Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) by Taiwanese writer Gu Long.
The martial world is in uproar when a conspiracy involving numerous skilled martial artists getting killed surfaces. With two clans competing for superiority, and a possible traitor among the ranks of the clans, a young swordsman, Meng Hsin-Wan (Tsung Wa) sets out to find the truth, by seeking the elder, well-respected martial arts leader, Master Sun (Ku Feng). Running into a colorful cast of kung fu masters, Meng must stay one step ahead of killers who wants him dead.
See also ''Film/ButterflyAndSword'', a 90s ''wuxia'' based on the same novel.
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!!Killer Clan of Tropers:
* BigGood: Master Sun, who unifies the clans, whose name the trainees pledge their allegiance towards, and is their high-ranking leader.
* BladeOnAStick: Lu Hsiang Chuan uses a pike with an extendable tip as his preferred weapon. One which can be detached into three, and easily unfolded and dismantled for compact purposes.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], towards the end of the film, after getting hit in the back by Uncle Sun and throwing up a mouthful of blood. At which point he decides to just bail from the fight and escape.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] manipulates the masters of the martial world into killing each other, and then personally kills everyone who gets in his way, so that he may rule over every single clan by himself.
* DeadStarWalking: [[spoiler: Han Tang]], played by Shaw A-lister Lo Lieh, who dies roughly 12 minutes into the film. But at least he have two fight scenes before his demise.
* DestinationDefenestration: The fights in taverns tend to result in numerous faceless mooks getting chucked through windows, and in the final battle Lu Hsiang-Chuan sends multiple white-clad mooks out of windows and doors.
* DualWielding: Many characters display the ability to wield two weapons at the same time, notably Han Tang who use his DeadlyDisc hat together with his sword.
* EnsembleCast
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] can be seen as the villainous version of Yueh Hua's previous role, Lin-Chung from ''Film/{{Pursuit}}''. Both of them are military leaders and strategists, whom are the brains of their respective martial clans and expert fighters with a silver spear. But Lin Chung is strictly an honourable man on the side of good, while [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] is a manipulator and traitor who backstabs everyone on his way to power. And while Lin Chung has a best friend in the form of Flower Monk Lu, willing to stick his neck out for Lin no matter what costs, the treachery of [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] is known to practically every member of the martial world, to the point where his alleged best friend [[spoiler: ends up betraying him by spiking his wine with poison]].
* GoodWeaponEvilWeapon: Yeah, it's no surprise that the character who use the deadly Seven Star Needles coated with extremely fatal poison turns out to be the film's true BigBad, was it?
* HeroesPreferSwords: Played straight with Meng Hsin-Wan, the protagonist, who uses a ''jian'' in all his fight scenes, while everyone else use either spears, staff or assorted weapons.
* HiddenVillain: The fact that [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] is the true villain, an usurper who wants to eliminate Master Sun, and then systematically kill off every clan leaders so that he can usurp leadership, isn't made clear until late in the film.
* InASingleBound: No ''wuxia'' would feel complete without this trope. In fact, one of Lu Hsiang Chuan's action scenes have him being ambushed by an assassin, where both of them leaps vertically from ground level to the third floor of a tavern, reaching the ceiling, before clashing in mid-air. What follows is a SingleStrokeBattle where Lu lands on his feet, while his opponent lands as a corpse.
* InTheBack: [[spoiler: Han Tang]] is killed in this way, by Lu Hsiang Chuan when he reveals himself to be a traitor.
* KnowsTheRopes: A group of revolutionaries tries capturing Lu Hsiang Chuan using ropes, by launching these from tall balconies as Lu enters a hallway.
* PoisonedWeapons: Lu Hsiang Chuan's preferred weapons when going for ambushes, the scary-sounding Seven Star Needles, whose poison is fatal. [[spoiler: Lu uses this weapon to maim his benefactor, Master Sun, but although there exists no antidote for said poison, Master Sun managed to control his ''chi'' to prevent his body from mabsorbing the poison at all]]. Somehow.
* ProfessionalKiller: Most of the named characters are expert killers. That's why the movie is called "Killer Clans", see?
* SecretUndergroundPassage: When [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] tries to kill Master Sun, the Master reveals he had one of these hidden under his bed, triggered by hitting a switch that releases a trapdoor. [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] tries jumping in after the Master, only to realize the trapdoor leads to an underground water-tunnel with a ConvenientEscapeBoat.
* ShieldBearingMook: Master Sun's personal legion of backup, a squad of EliteMooks (Elite RedShirt?) who uses huge shields in conjunction with their swords. They notably use their shields to form a makeshift wall in an attempt to trap [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], but to no avail as the villain leaps over their defense and turns his spears on them.
* SimpleStaff: Master Sun uses a staff as his main weapon, whose tip ends with a menacing yet cool-looking dragon's head.
* SlippingAMickey:
** This is how Ma Fung Chung, Master Sun's loyal servant, goes out with his entire family.
** [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], at the end of the film, who believe he successfully escaped with his life after double-crossing his benefactors and allies, only to be betrayed by his closest friend who spiked his wine with toxins.
* TogetherInDeath: Master Sun's loyal servant, Ma Fung Chung, who is forced to kill his entire family, consisting of his wife and two children, by spiking the entire family's dinner with poison. The two children are oblivious to what's about to happen to them, until a later scene when [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] and his mooks arrives at MA's house... only to find the entire family dead.
* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan bails after realizing his treachery is exposed and every hero in the martial world is out for his blood]]. He ''almost'' made it, but ends up [[spoiler: getting killed by poisoned wine that night]].
* WeaponizedHeadgear: Han Tang's wide-brimmed straw hat, which he use as a melee weapon in conjunction with his sword. The hat functions equally well as a DeadlyDisc, [[OffWithHisHead removing an unfortunate challenger's head]].
* WhamLine: Delivered by [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], after he ambushed and double-crossed his benefactor, [[spoiler: Uncle Sun]].
--> "You would regret these two actions before your death. Trusting me after you suspected me, and then thinking it was me, but refusing to believe in your doubts." -- '''[[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]]'''
* TheWorldsExpertOnGettingKilled: Many of the so-called "elite" martial artists and professional fighters barely last for ''minutes'' during the fights in the film, and dying shortly after establishing themselves as killers in the martial world. With the worst example being Meng Shin-wan's first onscreen opponent, a "murderer who had killed 108 people the night before"... and gets killed by Meng before the titles can even appear.
* {{Wuxia}}
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Shaws putting out their biggest names, back for more.]]
''Killer Clans'' is a 1976 Creator/ShawBrothers ''wuxia'' directed by Chor Yuen, starring Tsung Wa, Creator/YuehHua, Ku Feng, Lily Li, Creator/DannyLee and Creator/LoLieh. Then film itself is based on the novel ''Liuxing Hudie Jian'' (The Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) by Taiwanese writer Gu Long.
The martial world is in uproar when a conspiracy involving numerous skilled martial artists getting killed surfaces. With two clans competing for superiority, and a possible traitor among the ranks of the clans, a young swordsman, Meng Hsin-Wan (Tsung Wa) sets out to find the truth, by seeking the elder, well-respected martial arts leader, Master Sun (Ku Feng). Running into a colorful cast of kung fu masters, Meng must stay one step ahead of killers who wants him dead.
See also ''Film/ButterflyAndSword'', a 90s ''wuxia'' based on the same novel.
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!!Killer Clan of Tropers:
* BigGood: Master Sun, who unifies the clans, whose name the trainees pledge their allegiance towards, and is their high-ranking leader.
* BladeOnAStick: Lu Hsiang Chuan uses a pike with an extendable tip as his preferred weapon. One which can be detached into three, and easily unfolded and dismantled for compact purposes.
* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], towards the end of the film, after getting hit in the back by Uncle Sun and throwing up a mouthful of blood. At which point he decides to just bail from the fight and escape.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] manipulates the masters of the martial world into killing each other, and then personally kills everyone who gets in his way, so that he may rule over every single clan by himself.
* DeadStarWalking: [[spoiler: Han Tang]], played by Shaw A-lister Lo Lieh, who dies roughly 12 minutes into the film. But at least he have two fight scenes before his demise.
* DestinationDefenestration: The fights in taverns tend to result in numerous faceless mooks getting chucked through windows, and in the final battle Lu Hsiang-Chuan sends multiple white-clad mooks out of windows and doors.
* DualWielding: Many characters display the ability to wield two weapons at the same time, notably Han Tang who use his DeadlyDisc hat together with his sword.
* EnsembleCast
* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] can be seen as the villainous version of Yueh Hua's previous role, Lin-Chung from ''Film/{{Pursuit}}''. Both of them are military leaders and strategists, whom are the brains of their respective martial clans and expert fighters with a silver spear. But Lin Chung is strictly an honourable man on the side of good, while [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] is a manipulator and traitor who backstabs everyone on his way to power. And while Lin Chung has a best friend in the form of Flower Monk Lu, willing to stick his neck out for Lin no matter what costs, the treachery of [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] is known to practically every member of the martial world, to the point where his alleged best friend [[spoiler: ends up betraying him by spiking his wine with poison]].
* GoodWeaponEvilWeapon: Yeah, it's no surprise that the character who use the deadly Seven Star Needles coated with extremely fatal poison turns out to be the film's true BigBad, was it?
* HeroesPreferSwords: Played straight with Meng Hsin-Wan, the protagonist, who uses a ''jian'' in all his fight scenes, while everyone else use either spears, staff or assorted weapons.
* HiddenVillain: The fact that [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] is the true villain, an usurper who wants to eliminate Master Sun, and then systematically kill off every clan leaders so that he can usurp leadership, isn't made clear until late in the film.
* InASingleBound: No ''wuxia'' would feel complete without this trope. In fact, one of Lu Hsiang Chuan's action scenes have him being ambushed by an assassin, where both of them leaps vertically from ground level to the third floor of a tavern, reaching the ceiling, before clashing in mid-air. What follows is a SingleStrokeBattle where Lu lands on his feet, while his opponent lands as a corpse.
* InTheBack: [[spoiler: Han Tang]] is killed in this way, by Lu Hsiang Chuan when he reveals himself to be a traitor.
* KnowsTheRopes: A group of revolutionaries tries capturing Lu Hsiang Chuan using ropes, by launching these from tall balconies as Lu enters a hallway.
* PoisonedWeapons: Lu Hsiang Chuan's preferred weapons when going for ambushes, the scary-sounding Seven Star Needles, whose poison is fatal. [[spoiler: Lu uses this weapon to maim his benefactor, Master Sun, but although there exists no antidote for said poison, Master Sun managed to control his ''chi'' to prevent his body from mabsorbing the poison at all]]. Somehow.
* ProfessionalKiller: Most of the named characters are expert killers. That's why the movie is called "Killer Clans", see?
* SecretUndergroundPassage: When [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] tries to kill Master Sun, the Master reveals he had one of these hidden under his bed, triggered by hitting a switch that releases a trapdoor. [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] tries jumping in after the Master, only to realize the trapdoor leads to an underground water-tunnel with a ConvenientEscapeBoat.
* ShieldBearingMook: Master Sun's personal legion of backup, a squad of EliteMooks (Elite RedShirt?) who uses huge shields in conjunction with their swords. They notably use their shields to form a makeshift wall in an attempt to trap [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], but to no avail as the villain leaps over their defense and turns his spears on them.
* SimpleStaff: Master Sun uses a staff as his main weapon, whose tip ends with a menacing yet cool-looking dragon's head.
* SlippingAMickey:
** This is how Ma Fung Chung, Master Sun's loyal servant, goes out with his entire family.
** [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], at the end of the film, who believe he successfully escaped with his life after double-crossing his benefactors and allies, only to be betrayed by his closest friend who spiked his wine with toxins.
* TogetherInDeath: Master Sun's loyal servant, Ma Fung Chung, who is forced to kill his entire family, consisting of his wife and two children, by spiking the entire family's dinner with poison. The two children are oblivious to what's about to happen to them, until a later scene when [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]] and his mooks arrives at MA's house... only to find the entire family dead.
* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan bails after realizing his treachery is exposed and every hero in the martial world is out for his blood]]. He ''almost'' made it, but ends up [[spoiler: getting killed by poisoned wine that night]].
* WeaponizedHeadgear: Han Tang's wide-brimmed straw hat, which he use as a melee weapon in conjunction with his sword. The hat functions equally well as a DeadlyDisc, [[OffWithHisHead removing an unfortunate challenger's head]].
* WhamLine: Delivered by [[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]], after he ambushed and double-crossed his benefactor, [[spoiler: Uncle Sun]].
--> "You would regret these two actions before your death. Trusting me after you suspected me, and then thinking it was me, but refusing to believe in your doubts." -- '''[[spoiler: Lu Hsiang Chuan]]'''
* TheWorldsExpertOnGettingKilled: Many of the so-called "elite" martial artists and professional fighters barely last for ''minutes'' during the fights in the film, and dying shortly after establishing themselves as killers in the martial world. With the worst example being Meng Shin-wan's first onscreen opponent, a "murderer who had killed 108 people the night before"... and gets killed by Meng before the titles can even appear.
* {{Wuxia}}
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