Strong bloody violence includes sword fights and a man being shot in the head with an arrow. The onearmed swordsman 1967 directed by chang cheh. The swordsman asked if clint would join him in a life of professional crime, but was fought instead by his student. The new onearmed swordsman is a 1971 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio, starring david chiang. Onearmed swordsman movies all of this has happened before. One armed swordsman 1967 english subtitles hong kong.
Martial arts direction by tong kai and liu chialiang 111 mins. This evening launches a new monthly series, copresented and programmed by subway cinema and the quad. The one armed swordsman is a chinese action drama, from 1967, in which a noble swordsman s arm is chopped off, after which he enlists the help of his old teacher to defend himself from a rival gang of swordsmen. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours. One armed swordsman is also notable for kickstarting the career of star jimmy wang yu. A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman is better than zatoichi meets yojimbo. Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman is better than zatoichi meets yojimbo.
In june 2004, we saw celestial release another jewel. The films follow a somewhat darker and edgier take on the wuxia genre martial arts, where our lead is a male anti. It adds a new visionary style as wangs martial arts and. The new one armed swordsman is a 1971 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio, starring david chiang. One armed swordsman dvd 1967 region 1 us import ntsc.
Lei li lost his rightarm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. The onearmed swordsman british board of film classification. As the films resourceful hero, wang yu exhibits the right combination of acting chops and machismo to create a protagonist who is just as compelling in the dramatic scenes as he is. This blockbuster also spawned a series of sequels inherited with uniquely untrammeled filming style and aesthetics soaked in blood. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. Onearmed swordsman trilogy 19671971 christian annyas. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the one armed swordsman and return of the one armed swordsman. May 15, 2004 one armed swordsman saturday, 15 may, 2004 andrew heskins dubi dao. The film includes the chang cheh staple themes of loyalty, duty, honour and sacrifice with martial arts sequences that still impress after 40 years. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new.
Watch the new onearmed swordsman online stream full. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman. First, shaw brothers gave us the wang yu vehicle, one armed swordsman and then next came the sequel with david chiang. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release. Jimmy wang yu gives a fine and convincing performance as a rebellious orphaned student who loses his arm to the daughter yintze pan of the man who raised and taught him tien feng during a heated confrontation. An evil gang attacks the chi school of golden sword kung fu. One student sacrifices his life to save his teacher and his school, his dying wish is that his son be taken in as a student. This time he takes on the eight demon swordsmen to prove that one arm. The one armed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. One student sacrifices his life to save his teacher and his school, his dying wish is that his son be. Star jimmy wang yu and director chang cheh revolutionized hong kong kungfu cinema and broke box. The onearmed swordsman is one of the earliest and one of the best. The one armed swordsman martial arts action movies.
The new onearmed swordsman, triple irons, new onearmed swordsman, new only arm sword. The story is about an evil gang that attacks the golden sword school of kung fu. The one armed swordsman is a character that first appeared in the 1967 shaw brothers studio hong kong wuxia film. Of course, he didnt always have one one arm, he did start of with two the movie starts back during the childhood of the one armed swordsman, now a two armed child named fang kang. Wuxia films are characterized by heavy violence and male antiheroes. School of martial arts is the most advanced swordsman server with many features that others doesnt have. As the films resourceful hero, wang yu exhibits the right combination of acting chops and machismo to create a protagonist who is just as compelling in the dramatic scenes as he is in the action sequences. Onearmed swordsman saturday, 15 may, 2004 andrew heskins dubi dao. The video and audio restoration that went into this release is truly amazing. This is without a doubt the best version of the one armed swordsman ive ever seen. For one thing, it made cheng cheh and jimmy wang famous.
Hong kong cinema chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. The one armed swordsman jimmy wang yu is an essential actor when it comes to viewing hong kong movies. The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to drive him. Onearmed swordsman 1967, return of the onearmed swordsman 1969, the new onearmed swordsman 1971. One armed swordsman 1967, return of the one armed swordsman 1969, the new one armed swordsman 1971. Set in a highly coloured studio world of bold and beautiful compositions and intensely reactive music, the one armed swordsman shows how fang gang copes with the social stigma of his birth, and then the emasculation of having his sword arm cut off by a. Watch the new onearmed swordsman online stream full movie. Released july 26th, 1967, onearmed swordsman stars yu wang, pen yintso, lisa chiao chiao, chunghsin huang the movie has a runtime of about. Jimmy wang yu gives a fine and convincing performance as a rebellious orphaned student who loses his arm to the daughter yintze pan of the man who raised and taught him tien feng during a heated confrontation in the woods. Released july 26th, 1967, one armed swordsman stars yu wang, pen yintso, lisa chiao chiao, chunghsin huang the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. One arm swordsman by chang cheh chang cheh, jimmy wang. Swordsman jacques duquesne powers, enemies, history marvel.
Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 rotten tomatoes. Set pieces, such as a fight in a tea house, may later have become as much a cliche as the western barroom brawl, but here it is. Shaw brothers week one arm is all he needs for bustin heads and breakin hearts. If youre unfamiliar with oldschool martial arts movies or shaw bros. The series is focused on rogue warriors, rebel swordsmen, and other wandering heroes from the far east and explores the multifaceted figure of the knight errant in east. The onearmed swordsman 1967 the movie database tmdb. Feb 14, 2014 the one armed swordsman jimmy wang yu is an essential actor when it comes to viewing hong kong movies. The swordsman became involved in a scuffle with the scarlet witch and quicksilver. A film that always makes the ntop teni list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release. One arm swordsman by chang cheh chang cheh, jimmy wang yu.
Whilst his fight choreography wasnt as sharp or mature as others the films he made were highly entertaining and he knew how to give the best bang for the buck. Though return of the onearmed swordsman might not live up to its predecessor, its still an important entry into the shaw brothers canon, and probably best played as a double bill with the original. However, when trouble comes to town and justice must be served, he realizes that he must be the one to act. Apr 25, 2007 leading hong kong martial arts director chang chehs most famous film is a visual and kinetic feast.
Swordsman definition of swordsman by merriamwebster. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 one armed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 one armed boxer vs. It doesnt feel the needs to needlessly inflate wangs role. Chang cheh directed and jimmy wangto starred in the movie. The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most important lady fighters, and wang followed up his onearmed swordsman triumph with numerous sequels. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 directed by chang. The onearmed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. The one armed swordsman is one of the most important kung fu movies ever made. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of. Leading hong kong martial arts director chang chehs most famous film is a visual and kinetic feast. By the time the onearmed swordsman hit in july of 1967, the zatoichi franchise was 15 films deep and still running strong, proving that audiences were receptive to extraordinary heroes overcoming physical challenges. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. The onearmed swordsman is a chinese action drama, from 1967, in which a noble swordsman s arm is chopped off, after which he enlists the help of his old teacher to defend himself from a rival gang of swordsmen.
The swordsman later tried to infiltrate the avengers as a way to get away with his crimes more easily. It helped to introduce a new style of filmmaking referred to as wuxia. Jan 05, 2011 15 videos play all the one armed swordsman 1967 gregsmartialarts grandmaster william cheung pressure point striking seminar day 1 duration. Onearmed swordsman 1967 maimed by jealous rivals, a lieutenant begins specialized training as part of his plan to destroy a gang of villains. The onearmed swordsman is a series of hong kong martial arts films produced by the shaw brothers studio between 1967 and 1971.
Watch online and download free one armed swordsman 1967 english subtitles azdrama hong kong movie 1967. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 onearmed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 onearmed boxer vs. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chunghsin huang, yintze pan. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. One armed swordsman is a shaw brothers classic from 1967 also remade as the blade dao about a swordsman who has, believe it or not, one arm. Check out distressors just breathe, they generously allowed us to use their music in our introduction. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the one armed swordsman on dvd.
Jan 05, 2011 15 videos play all the one armed swordsman 1967 gregsmartialarts blood treasury fight full martial art movie duration. Onearmed swordsman 1967 shaw brothers official trailer. One armed swordsman 1967 turned cheng into the very first director to make a movie that recorded one million at the box office in both hong kong and taiwan. The one armed swordsman after raising the curtain with king hus come drink with me at cannes in 2002, celestial have been releasing a steady stream of remastered classics from the shaw brothers library, notable releases have included the landmark five venoms and 36th chamber of shaolin. Developers school of martial arts is developed by magenik.
The new one armed swordsman, triple irons, new one armed swordsman, new only arm sword. Tired of constantly being accused and persecuted for a crime they did not commit, a group of onearmed men band together to find the real killer, also a onearmed fellow. Set in a highly coloured studio world of bold and beautiful compositions and intensely reactive music, the one armed swordsman shows how fang gang copes with the social stigma of his birth, and then the emasculation of having his sword arm cut off by a woman. Jimmy wang yus chang is now a retired farmer living in peace until a couple of swordsmen invite him to some contest whose goal is to be the sword king or some crap like that, the 8 sonsofbitches are the ruling clan i think, the jumping jellybeans clan, the 10 headed lizard clan, the red ass baboon clan, all those motherfuckers will fight too. The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most important lady fighters, and wang followed up his one armed swordsman triumph with numerous sequels. Tired of constantly being accused and persecuted for a crime they did not commit, a group of one armed men band together to find the real killer, also a one armed fellow. Onearmed swordsman 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. One of chang chehs greatest films, the onearmed swordsman is a genredefining classic. Young fang kang grows up in the school and treasures his fathers broken sword and the memory of his fathers sacrifice.
This sequel is a straightahead action flick which takes the original hero and puts him in fight after fight. One armed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. Return of the onearmed swordsman is currently available on us dvd and hong kong bluray and as part of the onearmed swordsman trilogy set. The new onearmed swordsman just watched the new one armed swordsman, essentially a clone of the popular one armed swordsman series, starring a jimmy wang yu lookalike, david chiang, in a new character, new story, but pretty much the same title. After the duel, he retreats to a small village where he finds humble work as a waiter. Jul 28, 2014 by the time the one armed swordsman hit in july of 1967, the zatoichi franchise was 15 films deep and still running strong, proving that audiences were receptive to extraordinary heroes overcoming physical challenges. The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to. The swordsman inside him springs back into action, and sets out on a bloody trail of revenge and justice. Aliens analogy breaks down is that rotoas looks cheaper than the original. One of chang chehs greatest films, the one armed swordsman is a genredefining classic. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd.