Moslems vs. Manchus martial arts action as we follow the legend of swordsman Wang Wu and the "Reformation" resistance in the late Qing Dynasty. Based on a true life individual.

Chang is known for his lone swordsman and hero movies and strangely The Weird Man still reflects this. Cheng plays a righteous, beheaded priest with supernatural powers that returns from the dead to wreak havoc against one of the corrupt kingdoms, making Cheng a heroic swords-ghost.