This film is set during the Japanese occupation of China circa WWII. In it, the Japanese occupiers (and the Chinese Quislings who work for them) are portrayed as total monsters who kill children and rape all women. The heroes are resistance fighters who oppose the occupation.

地道的港派功夫片，武林起纷争风起云涌，金戈铁燕来舞刀弄枪，讲述两个人之间的武侠恩怨情仇故事。