The Blade

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Summary:
The godfather of the Hong Kong action spectacular, Tsui Hark adapts Chang Cheh's 1967 martial arts masterpiece The One-Armed Swordsman into a two-fisted yarn about violence and revenge. On (Zhao Wenzhou) is a nebbish orphan working at sword manufacturers. When he learns of first the vicious murder of a local holy man and later of the equally vicious slaying of his ow... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Valerie Chow - (Prostitute)
Xiong Xin Xin - (Fei Lung)
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Review:
This swordplay epic -- an update of the early martial arts classic The One-Armed Swordsman -- has style to burn, but is a bit too ambitious for its own good. It's main problem is an overloaded script; subplots concerning a romantic triangle and the way females view males overwhelm the revenge tale at the heart of the story instead of fleshing it... Continue >>

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