My final spotlight for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month is heavily focused on the Asian aspect, rather than the American side. I recall a couple of years ago, going down a rabbit hole to find a female-directed kung-fu film. Don’t ask me why, but sometimes I just get these ideas and I can’t let go of them. It was, if nothing else, a challenge that led me to Pearl Chang—an underrated writer, actress, producer, and director of kung fu films in the 80s. In an episode of my now dormant podcast (The Screen Queen), I sat down with a friend to discuss the assigned movie: one of Chang’s last films, General Invincible (1983), which appears to be attributed to a male director despite Chang being a co-director. Given how wild and unhinged kung-fu movie plots can be, Chang’s film did not disappoint in that area.
General Invincible is available on Tubi TV. Wolf Devil Woman was previously available there too, under the title Wolfen Ninja, but it appears to have been removed. Also available on Tubi is another title directed by Chang: The Dark Lady of Kung Fu (1981).
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