The Blade (1995)

- Country: Hong Kong
- Action Director: Meng Hoi, Stephen Tung Wei, Yuen Bun
- Directed by: Tsui Hark
- Starring: Austin Wai Tin-chi, Collin Chou Siu-lung, Hung Yan-yan, Jason Chu Wing-tong, Michael Tse Tin-wah, Moses Chan Ho, Valerie Chow Kar-ling, Vincent Zhao Wen-zhuo
Tsui Hark’s bleak take on the 1967 Shaw Brothers classic, One Armed Swordsman. The savage beating of a Buddhist monk at the hands of a group of bandits acts as the film’s first foray into unpleasant territory, and sets the tone for the rest of the picture. Blacksmith Vincent Zhao is eager to end the group’s reign of terror following the death of his father at the hands of the bandits’ tattooed leader. The young fighter loses his bid for revenge and has his arm hacked off. But he proves to be a more persistent and potent fighter with only …
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