Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (1975)

Director:

Yu Wang

Writer:

Yu Wang (screenplay)

Release Date:

February 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy

Tagline:

It's A Mean Machine - Cuts Your Head Off Clean!

Plot:

The one-armed boxer is stalked by a vengeful flying guillotine expert, after his disciples were killed in the first 'One-Armed Boxer' film...

Plot Keywords:

Guillotine | Martial Arts | Flying Guillotine | One Armed Man | Decapitation

Cast

Yu Wang	...	Liu Ti Lung, The One-Armed Boxer
Kang Chin	...	Fung Sheng Wu Chi
Chung-erh Lung	...	Wu Shao-tieh (as Kun Yee Lung)
Chia Yung Liu	...	Chang Chia Yu (as Kar Wing Lau)
Lung Wei Wang	...	Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma (as Lung Wang)
Tsim Po Sham	...	Nai Men
Fei Lung	...	Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma Jiro
Fu Chiang Chi
Pai Cheng Hau	...	Master Wu
Ming Fei Wang
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tak Chi Chen
Alan Chui Chung San		(as Chung Hei Chui)
Tien Wu Chu
Wai Hung Ho
Han Hsieh	...	Referee
Hsing Hsieh
Philip Kwok
Jack Long	...	Wang Chiang
Fong Lung	...	Wu Chang-sheng (as Li Chien Min)
Mao Shan
Kao Shan Shao
Ting Ken Shih
Jung Chi Sun
Robert Tai
Kun Chang Teng
Chiang Wang
Tie Lang Wang	...	Monkey Boxer
Wing Sheng Wang	...	Yoga Master
Sung Chao Yu

Also Known As:

Master of the Flying Guillotine (International: English title)
One-Armed Boxer II (UK)
The One Armed Boxer vs. the Flying Guillotine (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

93 min | USA:81 min

Country:

Taiwan | Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:X (cut) (1977) | Australia:M | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Company:

First Film Organisation Ltd.

Trivia:

Most or all music featuring in the film was used without permission of copyright holders (when the film was first released).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the one-armed snake-fist contestant is on the ground fending off his opponent during the tournament, his "missing" hand is visible.

Quotes:

Liu Ti Lung, The One-Armed Boxer: Nice jumping.

Movie Connections:

References Xue di zi (1975)

Soundtrack:

Super

WARNING: Whirling blades may be hazardous to your life.

This is a fun one. Master of the Flying Guillotine sets up the vengeance angle and then, it's pure fights from there on. Besides Flying Guillotine and the One Armed Swordsman, you've got a martial arts tournament to boot! Fights feature armed and unarmed combat and lots of styles; there's a thai boxer who makes concrete blocks cringe in fear. Plus, any gal who can bust out Eagle Claws and shred clothing or skin is awesome in my book! A more amusing fighter is the Indian whose Yoga style earns him the nickname `Extendar'. You've got guys who can fight and the enemies come one after the other and they're no pushovers.

Jimmy Wang playing the One Armed Boxer is the real deal. His movements are fluid and what he lacks in appendage, his kung fu skills more than compensate for (look at him climb those walls!). Despite all obstacles, he never panics and does what he can to survive. Even though the battle in the Hotfoot Hut seemed unfair, I guess it's no hold barred when killers are after you. On a fun note, notice the hidden arm or a hand peeking out behind the guy's back in some fight scenes?

Flying Guillotine is a cut above the rest. He won't stop till he gets his revenge. His finely toned senses make him a deadly opponent especially when his hat goes flying. It also folds up nice and neat. There's a bit of dark humor when FG's search for a one armed man leads to several victims…of which he has NO remorse for killing.

Just watch this!