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Master of the Flying Guillotine

Original title: Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi
  • 19761976
  • RR
  • 1h 21m
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7.4/10
4.6K
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Yung-Sheng Wang and Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
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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.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
4.6K
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    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Tien Wu Chu
    • Kang Chin
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
  • Stars
    • Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Tien Wu Chu
    • Kang Chin
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    • 62User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
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    Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Kang Chin and Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Kang Chin and Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Kang Chin and Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Yung-Sheng Wang and Jimmy Wang Yu in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Yung-Sheng Wang in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Kang Chin in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Chun-Erh Lung in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
    Wei-Hsiung Ho in Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
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    Jimmy Wang Yu
    Jimmy Wang Yu
    • Liu Ti Lung, The One-Armed Boxer
    • (as Yu Wang)
    Tien Wu Chu
    Kang Chin
    Kang Chin
    • Fung Sheng Wu Chi
    Chun-Erh Lung
    • Wu Shao-tieh
    • (as Kun Yee Lung)
    Chia-Yung Liu
    Chia-Yung Liu
    • Chang Chia Yu
    • (as Kar Wing Lau)
    Chien-Po Tsen
    • Nai Men Thai boxer
    Fei Lung
    Fei Lung
    • Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma Jiro
    Yung-Sheng Wang
    • Yoga Master
    • (as Wing Sheng Wang)
    Hou-Chiang Chi
      Ming Fei Wang
      Chi-Ping Chang
      Chi-Ping Chang
      Chung-Kuei Chang
      Yi-Kuei Chang
      Yi-Kuei Chang
      Chin-Hai Chen
      Shen-Lin Chen
      Shen-Lin Chen
      Tak Chi Chen
      Lung Chin
      Lung Chin
      Kuo-Chung Ching
      Kuo-Chung Ching
        • Jimmy Wang Yu
        • Jimmy Wang Yu
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      • 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
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      User reviews62

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      9/10
      Modern movies need more flying guillotines. FACT!
      After hearing that his two disciples have been killed by One-Armed Boxer Liu Ti Lung (Yu Wang), blind Ching master Fung Sheng Wu Chi (Kang Chin) vows to avenge their deaths. Travelling to a martial arts tournament where Liu Ti Lung is expected to attend, Fung Sheng Wu Chi proceeds to whip the head off anyone unfortunate enough to only have one arm (rather strangely, the town where the competition is being staged seems to have a surfeit of one-armed men!).

      Ordinarily, a fight between a sighted one-armed man and a blind guy would be a pretty lame affair (and the outcome inevitable: in the land of the blind, the one-armed man is king!), but in the world of martial arts movies, such a battle proves less predictable and hugely entertaining, the One-Armed Boxer scooting up walls and delivering mighty blows, the blind fellow using his extra-sensory powers to fling his 'flying guillotine' with deadly accuracy.

      But this isn't the only amazing duel on offer in Master of the Flying Guillotine: the tournament consists of several equally astounding one-on-one battles between a wide variety of foes, each with their own distinctive fighting style. Thai boxer Nai Men (Chien-Po Tsen) does a funny dance routine before each fight, kung fu babe Shao-Tieh (Chung-Erh Lung) uses her Eagle Claw to tear the clothes off her monkey style opponent, Daredevil Lee Sen pokes out the eyes of the resilient Iron Skin, Japanese fighter Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma actually uses a knife to win, and Indian Yoga Tro La Seng extends his arms to incredible length. The fights are well choreographed and wonderfully vicious, with broken limbs, gougings, and impalements galore.

      There are also some cool fights outside of the arena, the best being between Liu Ti Lung and Nai Men in a small hut with a searing hot floor, and Tro La Seng against Liu Ti Lung, who smashes his opponent's telescopic arms.

      Eventually Fung Sheng Wu Chi tracks down Liu Ti Lung and the scene is set for the final battle, the One-Armed Boxer having laid a few traps for his bitter foe. As the pair duke it out in a coffin shop, spring loaded hatchets are activated by our one-armed hero, giving him an advantage over his head-snatching enemy. After lots of craziness, including a fun moment where Fung Sheng Wu Chi goes one better than Linda Blair by doing a 720 degree head turn, the blind man is hurled through a window to land dead in a coffin.

      With so much inventive action and so many colourful characters, Master of the Flying Guillotine is a hugely entertaining old-school kung fu classic, essential viewing for any self-respecting fan of the genre.
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        • February 1977 (United States)
        • Hong Kong
        • Taiwan
        • Mandarin
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      • 1 hour 21 minutes
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