A Sword Renounced

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A Sword Renounced (1973)

Directed by Tu Chong-Hsun

Action, Adventure · 1h 30m

Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge, this is Zatoichi Versus The Flying Guillotine (1972). Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge."

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Cast

Teruo Sakamaki Zatoichi Chiang Tao Chen Pei-ling Lung Fei Yu Sung-Chao Chen Hung-Lieh Chang Feng
C
Chu Shao-Hwa
H
Ho Wei-Hsiung
C
Chung-Mou Hsieh Hong Hoi Chu Jen-Jieh
C
Chang Ma

Crew

Director
Tu Chong-Hsun
Writer
Tu Chong-Hsun, Chun Hsiung Lin
Producer
Yin-Han Yeh

Details

Original title
Mang jian xue di zi
Release date
1973-12-31
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Action, Adventure
Original language
ZH
Spoken languages
Mandarin
Countries
Taiwan
Production
Foo Hwa Cinema Co., Ltd., Fu Hua Film Company