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The Sword of Swords
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Title: The Sword of Swords (1968)
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Ling Tseng-hsiao
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Pei-pei Shu | ... |
Ling Ku
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Chung-Hsin Huang | ... |
Shang Kwan-wu
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Feng Tien | ... |
Fang Shih-hsiung
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Miao Ching | ... |
Mei Lin-chun
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Chih-Ching Yang | ... |
Ling Han
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Sha-fei Ouyang | ... |
Old woman
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Yunzhong Li | ... |
Tau Peng-fan
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Ching Lin | ... |
Madam Ling
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Hao Li | ... |
Ma Wu
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Chia Tang | ... |
Sun Chiu
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Tung Hu | ... |
Village Chef
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Ching Lee | ... |
Pai Feng
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Hsi Chang |
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Chuan Chen |
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Country:
Hong KongLanguage:
MandarinRelease Date:
23 August 1968 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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I can't help but wonder how this movie came about. Yu Wang was huge in the late 60s and had just done The One-Armed Swordsman. Some executive might have said "Hey we had this huge hit where Yu Wang was disabled. Let's think of another major injury he has to overcome and it'll be a hit!" They settled on blindness, but Chang Cheh thought they were idiots, so they got someone else to direct it. I doubt this really happened, but blindness isn't the only obstacle for Yu Wang in this movie.
Well, naturally there are dozens of armed men for him to cut down. But what bothered me most here was there are so so many dumb and stubborn characters. The melodrama factor is really high too. But, I watch these for the action, and it was pretty good. The main villain, Feng Tien, admits pretty early that he's not as good as Yu Wang, but they still get a few fights out of the pair because of the villain's plans. Great here as a villain, especially what he pulls on Yu Wang near the end, oh my god.