Directed by:
Cheh ChangCinematography:
Han Lu KuangVOD (1)
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It all begins here!!!! In 1967 the legendary director Chang Cheh established the contemporary wuxia sword-play film. The movie in question, The One-Armed Swordsman, not only led to several sequels and spin-offs but remains, alongside Bruce Lee's pivotal The Big Boss and Jackie Chan's Drunken Master, possibly the most influential martial arts movie ever imagined! Starring the legendary Jimmy Wang as a seriously wronged one-limbed loner on a path of vengeance - first time viewers of this eternally iconic motion picture will doubtlessly be taken aback by its blindingly beautiful colour palette and some shocking vicious (and gory) fight sequences. Having not aged one day, it is an eternal sin that The One-Armed Swordsman still misses out on snotty, sniffy critic lists of the 'best foreign films' ever produced. (88 Films)
(more)Cast
Jimmy Wang Yu
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)
One-Armed Boxer (1972)
Chiao Chiao
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Feng Tien
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Legend of the Mountain (1979)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
Violet Pan Ying-Zi
China
Best movies:
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Mei-Sheng Fan
China
Best movies:
Death Duel (1977)
The Young Master (1980)
Dreadnaught (1981)
Kar-wing Lau
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Warriors Two (1978)
Odd Couple (1979)
Cliff Lok
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Lady Hermit (1971)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
Chia Tang
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Avenging Eagle (1978)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
Ku Feng
China
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
The Avenging Eagle (1978)
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Mars
Hong Kong
Best movies:
They Call Me Phat Dragon (1979)
Warriors Two (1978)
Odd Couple (1979)
Siu-gai Chan
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Master (1980)
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
Shi-Kwan Yen
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
Hsu Hsia
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Drunken Master (1978)
The Invincible Armour (1977)
Cheung-Yan Yuen
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Fist of Legend (1994)
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Simon Siu-Tin Yuen
China
Best movies:
Shaolin Challenges Ninja (1978)
Drunken Master (1978)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Kei Law
China
Best movies:
Project A (1983)
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Hapkido (1972)
Yuan Chieh
Malaysia
Best movies:
The Invincible Armour (1977)
The Private Eyes (1976)
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Chuen Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Tournament (1974)
Police Story (1985)
Hing-Chun Chui
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The Lady Hermit (1971)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Li-Jen Hao
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
The Lady Hermit (1971)