Master of the Flying Guillotine

Original title: Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi

19761976
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1h 21m

Yung-Sheng Wang and Jimmy Wang Yu in Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (1976)

After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed m... Read allAfter his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.

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Yung-Sheng Wang in Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (1976)

Kang Chin in Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (1976)

Chun-Erh Lung in Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (1976)

Wei-Hsiung Ho in Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi (1976)

The one-armed boxer is stalked by a vengeful flying guillotine expert, after his disciples were killed in the first 'One-Armed Boxer' film. But as the flying guillotine master is blind, he starts his quest by becoming a serial killer of one-armed men. Meanwhile, the one-armed boxer is running a martial arts school, where he teaches his pupils to control their breath so they can run up walls and along ceilings. And there's an Indian fakir whose arms can extend until they're ten feet long. As you may have gathered, a rational plot summary is pretty pointless - but rest assured there are epic martial arts battles and ludicrously inspired moments galore. —Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>

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Taglines
- It's A Mean Machine - Cuts Your Head Off Clean!
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

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

Goofs
(at around 50 mins) When the one-armed snake-fist contestant is on the ground fending off his opponent during the tournament, his "missing" hand is visible.

Quotes
One Armed Bum: [smashes flies on table with his hand] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... I killed seven with one blow! A new record! Hahahahahahahaaa! Hey waiter, bring me some more wine and food, would ya? Hahahaha!
Waiter: [after eating, Bum realizes he has no money to pay, gets up and tries to leave] What's this? You leaving? Without paying your bill?
One Armed Bum: And, and what if I haven't paid? Do you know who I am, huh?
Waiter: [laughs incredulously] Who are ya?
One Armed Bum: [slaps waiter's hand] Godammit! You don't know who I am? You never heard of me? Well, listen: Listen all of you! I happen to be the "One Armed Boxer!" See that? I killed seven! That should be enough for you! Yeah, I killed seven with one blow! Did you ever hear of anyone doing that?
[small crowd gathers]
Waiter: Alright, where are the seven men you killed then?
One Armed Bum: Well, they weren't exactly men... they were flies!
[everyone laughs]
Fung Sheng Wu Chi: [Fung Sheng Wu Chi throws flying guillotine at One Armed Bum, decapitating him. Everyone panics and runs. Fung Sheng approaches waiter] Was he the One Armed Boxer?
Waiter: He wasn't the One Armed Boxer! He was just a bum!
[waiter leaves]
Fung Sheng Wu Chi: I don't care who he was. I plan to kill every one armed man I come across here.

Alternate versions
12 minutes of previously excised footage were restored for the 2002 theatrical re-release.

Connections
Featured in Missing Reel: Hong Kong Action (2014)

Soundtracks
Super
(Opening theme)
Performed by Neu!

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10/10

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 victimsof which he has NO remorse for killing.

Just watch this!

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