Swordsman

Original title: Siu ngo gong woo

1990
TV-14
1h 58m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

2.6K

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Jacky Cheung, Sharla Cheung, Samuel Hui, Siu-Ming Lau, Cecilia Yip, and Fennie Yuen in Swordsman (1990)

Martial Arts Action Comedy History

A kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidenta... Read allA kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.A kung-fu manual known as the sacred scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 11 nominations

Trivia
King Hu was credited as the director but he allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Hark Tsui.

Quotes
Ling Wu Chung: We are all made of flesh and blood, so why do we make such a mess of this world?

Connections
Followed by Swordsman II (1992)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

First class ingredients make a first class movie

This movie has all the ingredients needed for a great martial arts movie: The base for this movie is that a powerful martial arts scroll has gone missing and everyone and their eunuch is out to find it.

Throw in several clans, each with their own unique martial arts style.

Stir in a shifty official with an even shiftier underling.

Add several dashes of mistaken identity.

Several betrayals and double crosses add a touch of spice to the film.

Quickly add an old martial arts master, snake throwing poisoners, and a mysterious birthmark.

To top off add a song bellowed by two old men that will never leave your head, and you have the best movie in all the Five Ranges!

If none of these things made sense, then watch the movie as soon as you can, it will all be very clear.