The Blade

1995 · directed by Tsui Hark

Rating

70/100

Hit

no

Adopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront Lung.

The Blade (1995), directed by Tsui Hark, rates 70/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo
• Xiong Xinxin
• Sonny Song
• Austin Wai Tin-chi
• Moses Chan Ho
• Chung Bik-Ha
• Michael Tse Tin-wah
• Jason Chu Wing-tong
• Dickens Chan Wing-Chung
• Valerie Chow

Crew

• Venus Keung — Director of Photography
• Kam Ma — Editor
• Tsui Hark — Editor
• Raymond Wong Ying-Wah — Original Music Composer
• William Wu Wai-lap — Original Music Composer
• Koan Hui — Screenplay
• So Man-Sing — Screenplay
• Tsui Hark — Screenplay

More from Tsui Hark

1. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) — 81/100 · hit
2. Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) — 80/100 · hit
3. Once Upon a Time in China (1991) — 79/100
4. Peking Opera Blues (1986) — 74/100
5. Green Snake (1993) — 73/100
6. Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980) — 73/100

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