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Cast
Huang Tsung-Hsun
as Jiang Dan Feng
Shu Pei-Pei
as Xiu Xiu
Tien Feng
as Lei the "Golden Snake Whip"
Ching Miao
as Huang Da Ba
Wei Ping-Ao
as Xiu Xiu's Brother
Fan Mei-Sheng
as villain who kills a woman
Ma Ying
as villain in second fight
Chao Hsiung
as Merciless Bandit
Shum Lo
as Village Chief
Ng Wai
as Gen Sheng's mother
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1968
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Adventure
Votes9
DirectorCheng Kang, Griffin Yueh Feng
WritersKo Jui-Fen
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Magnificent Swordsman
About The Magnificent Swordsman
Lone swordsman Jiang Dan-Feng (Wong Chung-Shun) is ambushed by a pair of bandits and quickly despatches them. One of them, as he is dying, asks Jiang to take his personal effects to his sister. This being a Wuxia film, our hero is bound by a strict code of honour, and he agrees. The bandit’s sister, Xiu Xiu (Shu Pei-Pei), is surprisingly forgiving and tells him that he got mixed up in a bad crowd of robbers before he died. As it happens, these self-same bandits are threatening to tear up the village at any moment, and Jiang prepares to defend it despite being despised by the town folk for killing Xiu Xiu’s brother.
Directed by Cheng Kang, Griffin Yueh Feng, The Magnificent Swordsman leans on a strong ensemble — Huang Tsung-Hsun, Shu Pei-Pei, Tien Feng — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1968.
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