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Seven Swords

Original title: Qi jian
  • 20052005
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
9.6K
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Seven Swords (2005)
ActionAdventureFantasy
Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
9.6K
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    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Chi-Sing Cheung
    • Tin-Nam Chun
    • Yusheng Liang(novel "Seven Swordsmen from Mountain Tian")
  • Stars
    • Leon Lai
    • Donnie Yen
    • Charlie Yeung
    • Hark Tsui
  • Writers
    • Chi-Sing Cheung
    • Tin-Nam Chun
    • Yusheng Liang(novel "Seven Swordsmen from Mountain Tian")
  • Stars
    • Leon Lai
    • Donnie Yen
    • Charlie Yeung
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 102User reviews
    • 67Critic reviews
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    Leon Lai
    Leon Lai
    • Yang Yuncong
    • (as Ming Li)
    Donnie Yen
    Donnie Yen
    • Chu Zhaonan
    Charlie Yeung
    Charlie Yeung
    • Wu Yuanying
    Honglei Sun
    Honglei Sun
    • General Fire-Wind
    Yi Lu
    Yi Lu
    • Han Zhibang
    Kim So-yeon
    Kim So-yeon
    • Green Pearl
    Chia-Liang Liu
    Chia-Liang Liu
    • Fu Qingzhu
    Jingchu Zhang
    Jingchu Zhang
    • Liu Yufang
    Li-Wu Tai
    • Xin Longzi
    Duncan Lai
    Duncan Lai
    • Mu Lang
    • (as Kwan-Tat Chow)
    Jason Piao Pai
    Jason Piao Pai
    • Liu Jingyi
    • (as Piao Pai)
    Kuan-Chun Chi
    Kuan-Chun Chi
    • Qiu Dongluo
    Peng Huang
    • Guan Sandao
    Haitao Li
    • Twelve Guardians (Si Yilang)
    Jingwu Ma
    • Master Shadow Glow
    Michael Wong
    Michael Wong
    • Prince Dokado
    • (as Man-Tak Wong)
    Ming Zhe Liu
    • Twelve Guardians (Jiao Ci)
    Chi-Man Wong
    • Twelve Guardians (Shan Zhi)
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Chi-Sing Cheung
      • Tin-Nam Chun
      • Yusheng Liang(novel "Seven Swordsmen from Mountain Tian")
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    • Trivia
      The seven heroes' swords were designed by the director himself.
    • Connections
      Featured in Kung Fu Jungle (2014)

    User reviews102

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    9/10
    Easily one of the best Wuxia films ever made!
    What i've seen simply can not be fully described, it's a movie full of emotions and heroism. Whoever directed this movie knows his craft even more than Kurosawa and Godard ever did. Incidentally when i already mentioned J.L.Godard, i must admit that i'm a bit perplexed why so many European critics constantly comparing this film to Godard's style... i don't remember Godard ever did an epic film like this. Anyway, this wuxia film cares more about the characters than most of the films of this genre i've seen in the past, including Touch of Zen or One-armed Swordsman, this gives them a very good development throughout the film.

    Of course, the movie has a very challenging nature right from the very beginning as to the way how some of the fight scenes and story development being treated on the film. What i liked the most was the second half of the film because only then it started to give the meaning what the film is about... the characters! Not one scene or just a one single second of the film is wasted, everything there has the reason and meaning. The romance as much as the action of the film are evidently the most important and the most effective. It kind of shows the viewers that the romantic sub-plots is what this whole series is supposed to be about. Honestly, i found myself crying several times during the film, especially in the middle when Zhang Jingchu talks about love with so-yeon Kim, that scene is almost unbearable in terms of the emotional intensity induced mostly just by looking at both actresses's eyes and facial expressions and almost no dialogue(!)... strictly genius! Another (almost) cry inducing scene is right at the end when Hanzhiban decides which way to go, which is clearly one of the most important and emotional moments in the film.

    The fact that this movie is in no way some popcorn is also one of the aspects i admired very much because it's much more demanding than usual wuxia films were used to be in the past. It tries to carry several strong messages and images that can very easily grave in your mind, so i must warn you all that it's a very memorable film that you won't certainly forget so soon.

    The movie is an obvious antithesis to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero or House of Flying Daggers, strictly speaking, it's one of the most realistic wuxia films out there and far better than any one of those futile attempts at this genre. But on the other hand this is also a movie that relies on the imagination and acuity of intelligence of the viewer. What we have here is a very intelligent movie that goes against many expectations as i noticed, and that's a good sign i think because i believe that best and the strongest films are usually those that situate themselves on the border between love and hate.

    However, be aware that if you find yourself entirely immersed in this fictional world of seven swords throughout the movie you won't be disappointed in its powerful end... and trust me, it'll leave you wanting more. A perfect testament of the perfect movie! It's without any doubt one of the best wuxia films that appeared in the recent years but i'm sure that only the time will tell that it's probably destined to be the best wuxia film in the Asian film-making history. Just wait if you want or see this fascinating and magnificent jewel immediately!
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    • hawk5
    • Mar 29, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 2005 (China)
      • Hong Kong
      • China
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
      • Mandarin
      • Korean
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Xinjiang, China
    • Production companies
      • Beijing Ciwen Digital Oriental Film & TV Production Co.
      • Boram Entertainment
      • City Glory Pictures Ltd.
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    • 2 hours 33 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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