One-Armed Swordsman
1967 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.9 · 72% critics
After losing an arm, a proud young fighter leaves his old life behind and learns to adapt to a harsh new reality. When his former master is threatened by a ruthless band of rival swordsmen, he returns to face danger with hard-won skill and determination.
Also known as The One-Armed Swordsman
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Details
- Original title
- 獨臂刀
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-07-26
- Language
- Chinese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (111 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like old-school martial arts stories about grit, training, and comeback battles, especially if Five Deadly Venoms or Crippled Avengers appeal to you; Not for you if you want modern pacing or deep character drama.
Pros: classic revenge setup; determined hero; exciting sword fights | Cons: simple story; dated pacing; some repetitive clashes
Themes
- martial arts
- kung fu
- ambush
- sword
- teacher
- love
- snow
- duel
- attempted rape
- one armed man
- wuxia
- physical disability
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Jimmy Wang Yu
as Fang Kang
Lisa Chiao Chiao
as Xiao Man
Tien Feng
as Qi Ru-Feng
Violet Pan Ying-Zi
as Qi Pei-Er
Yang Chi-Ching
as Long-Armed Devil
Tang Ti
as Smiling Tiger Cheng Tian-Shou
Fan Mei-Sheng
as Guo Sheng / Brother Hua
- WS
Wang Shih-Chieh
as Qin Da-Chuan
Chang Pei-Shan
as Sun Hao
Fan Dan
as Qi's Rich Disciple
Directed by Chang Cheh