When Hong Kong's new wave of gravity-defying action films arrived in the early 1980's, it brought with it a new generation of actors known as Canto-pop stars. Little Dragon Maiden deftly combined old and new to produce pure golden enchantment, as kung-fu combat veterans Chen Kuan-tai and Lo Lieh teamed up with relative newcomer Leslie Cheung in a far-fetched, costume-action love story that truly cooks. Cheung received international acclaim for his performance in John Woo's A Better Tomorrow.