The Heroic Ones

Helmed by Chang Cheh, this 1970 Shaw Brothers studio film The Heroic Ones is about the 13th fierce fighting sons of barbarian chieftain Li Ke-yung (Ku Feng) who in the last years of the Tang Dynasty (around 900AD) has been requested by the Chinese Emperor to recapture his capital city which is being ruled over by a rebel leader (the 13th Warriors is the film's Chinese name). Chief among this band of heroes are Li Shih-szu (Ti Lung) and Li Tsun-hsiao (David Keung) the youngest son, the most able and smartest of the bunch as well as his fathers favorite. (official distributor synopsis)