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The Blade (1995)

Dao (original title)
| Action | 21 December 1995 (Hong Kong)
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After the master of the Sharp Manufacturer saber factory abdicates and appoints On, his least popular worker, as his successor, On, unwilling to lead his surly colleagues, embarks on a ... See full summary »

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writers:

Koan Hui, Hark Tsui

Stars:

Wenzhuo Zhao, Xin Xin Xiong, Sonny Su | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Wenzhuo Zhao ... Ding On
Xin Xin Xiong ... Fei Lung
Sonny Su ... Siu Ling (as Nei Song)
Valerie Chow ... Courtesan (Guest star)
Collin Chou ... Fast Sabre (Guest star) (as Sing Ngai)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Fai Chan
Moses Chan ... Iron Head
Ray Chang
Szu-Ying Chien ... Grandmother (as Tsi-Ang Chin)
Kin-sang Chow Kin-sang Chow ... (as Chow Kin-Sang)
Jason Chu
Bik-Ha Chung Bik-Ha Chung
Wing-Chan 'Emily' Chung Wing-Chan 'Emily' Chung
Ka-Kui Ho
Ricky Ho Ricky Ho
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After the master of the Sharp Manufacturer saber factory abdicates and appoints On, his least popular worker, as his successor, On, unwilling to lead his surly colleagues, embarks on a quest of revenge to kill the evil, flying, tattooed kung fu master who killed his father. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>

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Trivia

One of Quentin Tarantino's 20 Favourite Movies from 1992 to 2009. See more »

Goofs

The tattoos on Fei Lung's chest disappear when Ding On throws the blade at his throat in the finale. See more »

Connections

Remake of The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) See more »

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Also known as The Blade, said to be very influential in HK
29 May 2001 | by anaa108 – See all my reviews

Apparently, this is quite difficult to see in theatres. I managed to, but it is on video. I imagine that on video, the subtitles are as difficult to read as the ones in "A Chinese Ghost Story" (Another Hark title). Many of the fight scenes are, like the other title, shot on a set in near total darkness with some artificial light as "moonlight". Again, on a screen, beautiful, but on video, a bit hard to see. There is A LOT of fighting, chopped arms legs and heads. (What do you expect, with the action centered around a knife/sword factory?) It's so violent that after a while I found myself laughing to relieve the tension. And the spewing blood can be comical. Like many of these movies, even the "good" guys have questionable motives.

I was interested in this because I'd read that Hark stopped production in the middle because of one of the actress's complaints and rewrote it from a woman's perspective. Still, the main female character is whiny, silly and sheltered, little more than a typical HK plot device to get fights going. I found her character very annoying.

Plot: 4 of 10, fight scenes 8 of 10 IF you can see them on a large screen. Subtitles are lousy, but not really necessary.
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Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

21 December 1995 (Hong Kong) See more »

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Film Workshop, Golden Harvest Company See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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