The Swordsman(Chinese)1990

July 22, 2008 · Posted in Action, Adventure, Chinese Movies, Fantasy, Martial Arts

Name: Swordsman

AKA:ç¬‘å‚²æ±Ÿæ¹– (HK Title)
Siu Ngo Gong Woo (HK Title)
Xiao Ao Jiang Hu (HK Title)

Year: 1990
Directed: King Hu, Tsui Hark, Ching Siu-Tung, Raymond Lee Wai-Man
Genre: Wuxia,Fantasy,Action,Adventure,Martial Arts
Runtime: 113 minutes
Country: Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
IMDB Link: NONE
ALT LINK: www.HKCinemagic.com

Cast: Sam Hui Koon-Kit, Cecillia Yip Tung, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau, Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying, Cheung Man, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching-Ying, Lau Siu-Ming, Lau Shun, Wu Ma

Plot Synopsis:

Set in the Ming Dynasty, Swordsman tells the story of the happy-go-lucky Ling Wu-Chung (Sam Hui), a man who’s as adept at drinking and singing as he is at swordplay, and his tomboy sidekick Kiddo (Cecilia Yip). The duo are given the simple task of delivering their master’s message to another swordsman, only to find themselves embroiled in a bloody struggle for dominance in the martial arts world. Unbeknownst to Ling and Kiddo, the Sacred Scroll has been stolen from the Imperial Library. The document promises “supernatural powers to see through things and to let out power over great distances”, thereby assuring its possessor martial arts supremacy. Among the hopeful are a power-mad eunuch, the vicious killer Zhor (Yuen Wah), the duplicitous Ah Yeung (Jacky Cheung), and even Ngok, leader of the Wah Mountain School and Ling’s very own master.
Along the way, Ling and Kiddo encounter the Sun Moon Sect and after a series of misunderstandings, befriend the whip-wielding Chief Ying (Cheung Man) and her snake charming, second-in-command Blue Phoenix (Fennie Yuen). In a fairytale twist, Ling shows kindness to a seemingly helpless old man, only to find out he’s actually a great swordsman in disguise. In response to Ling’s act of charity, the old man teaches our hero some new swordfighting techniques that prove helpful in the climactic battle. By story’s end, allegiances are betrayed, secrets are revealed, and heroes emerge as all the film’s surviving characters meet up for the inevitable bloody showdown for possession of the Sacred Scroll.