Hitting his stride as helmer, cheh set the tone for his and others movies to come, bringing emotional gravitas and cinematic style to the violent action with top shaw bros. A one armed swordsman david chiang seeks revenge against the thugs who killed his friend. One of chang chehs greatest films, the onearmed swordsman is a genredefining classic. The onearmed swordsman is a series of hong kong martial arts films produced by the shaw brothers studio between 1967 and 1971. The onearmed swordsman 1967 posters the movie database. The modern reception of the film in hong kong and taiwan is positive. Hong kong cinema chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. 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. The film includes the chang cheh staple themes of loyalty, duty, honour and sacrifice with martial arts sequences that still impress after 40 years. The one armed swordsman is a character that first appeared in the 1967 shaw brothers studio hong kong wuxia film. David chiang, wang yu, chang yi first, shaw brothers gave us the wang yu vehicle, one armed swordsman and then next came the sequel with david chiang.
The onearmed swordsman also has more intentional humor than some of its peers, which ups the fun quotient. Martial arts direction by tong kai and liu chialiang 111 mins. Jul 28, 2014 the onearmed swordsman wasnt the first film for director chang cheh or star jimmy wang yu, but it put both of them on the map in a big way. The films box office success earned chang cheh the epithet one million dollar director. Onearmed swordsman 1967, return of the onearmed swordsman 1969, the new onearmed swordsman 1971.
The new onearmed swordsman, triple irons, new onearmed 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. This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. Duel of the iron fist 1971 ti lung the duel movie hollywood action movies 2017 duration. 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.
Onearmed swordsman 1967 maimed by jealous rivals, a lieutenant begins specialized training as part of his plan to destroy a gang of villains. As for craziness, fang is an odd dude and his behavior adds a point, but this one isnt all that wild. A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen. The onearmed swordsman comes out of retirement to save the day in this actionpacked sequel to the box office hit, onearmed swordsman. Onearmed swordsman annihilates the nine disciples of chu school. 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. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing onearmed swordsman near you. The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the one armed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. 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. Sep 24, 20 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. Wang yu, pan yintse, chiao chiao, chang peishan, even nonkungfu. 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.
The new one armed swordsman, triple irons, new one armed swordsman, new only arm sword. As if that was not enough, celestial also launched a one armed swordsman student animation competition. The onearmed swordsman is one of the earliest and one of the best. This sequel is a straightahead action flick which takes the original hero and puts him in fight after fight. The films follow a somewhat darker and edgier take on the wuxia genre martial arts, where our lead is a male antihero who gets in violent sword fights, and are bloodier and gorier than previous wuxia films. The one armed boxer finally gets his revenge one armed boxer duration. The onearmed hero fights a rival known as the longarmed devil. A onearmed swordsman david chiang seeks revenge against the thugs who killed his friend ti lung. In june 2004, we saw celestial release another jewel in their crown, chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. This is without a doubt the best version of the one armed swordsman ive ever seen. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers.
Return of the one armed swordsman, also known as one armed swordsman return, is a 1969 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio. Check out distressors just breathe, they generously allowed us to use their music in. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1968 shaw brothers. Watch online one armed swordsman english subtitles 1967. Its sirkian melodrama but infused with badass action and actually fun. The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to drive him.
Released 1969, return of the onearmed swordsman stars yu wang, lisa chiao chiao, essie lin chia, tien feng the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Over rare kung fu movies to order with covers sleeves boxart, in pal or ntsc. Lei li lost his rightarm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the one armed swordsman on dvd. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 directed by chang. Watch zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman full movie. The film was followed by two sequels, return of the one armed swordsman and the new one armed swordsman. Oct 26, 2017 the new one armed swordsman is a prime example of this, as the mutilated hero is no longer motivated by honor, as jimmy wang yu was, but by simple revenge for his fallen comrade. Maimed by jealous rivals, a lieutenant begins specialized training as part of his plan to destroy a gang of villains. 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 set up is gleefully absurd and a threadbare excuse to have jimmy wang yu slice his way through a series of increasingly threatening and gimmicky adversaries.
The films follow a somewhat darker and edgier take on the wuxia genre martial arts, where our lead is a male anti. Aliens analogy breaks down is that rotoas looks cheaper than the original. 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. Star jimmy wang yu and director chang cheh revolutionized hong kong kungfu cinema and broke box. Have sword, will travel thenrising star david chiang takes the crippled warrior tale to another level. Released july 26th, 1967, onearmed 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. Aug 18, 2012 the one armed swordsman 1967 shaw brothers original trailer director. This hugely anticipated release saw another film benefiting from a beautifully restored print and a host of extras. Young fang kang grows up in the school and treasures his fathers broken sword and the memory of his fathers sacrifice. This is a cartoon compared to the originaland i mean that in the best possible way. Onearmed swordsman 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. Return of the one armed swordsman shaw brothers youtube. Jimmy wang yu, born wang zhengquan on march 28, 1943, is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to drive him away. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. 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. Watch the new onearmed swordsman online stream full movie. Return of the one armed swordsman martial arts action. The film is a sequel to the 1967 film one armed swordsman, with jimmy wang and lisa chiao chiao reprising their roles. I love the scene where fang tries to hide using a mask, despite being the only onearmed man around. 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.
Many will know wang yu from movies such as the onearmed swordsman, master of the flying guillotine, the chinese boxer, island of fire and many, many more. The new onearmed swordsman chang cheh, 1971 medium. 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. The one armed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. Animeigos release of zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, the 22nd film in the long running zatoichi series. If youre unfamiliar with oldschool martial arts movies or.
This evening launches a new monthly series, copresented and programmed by subway cinema and the quad. The deadly duo kung fu action movie, full length movie, english watch full movies for free duration. 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. Though hes living a quiet life as a farmer with his wife, hsiao man chiao chiao, gifted onearmed swordsman fang gang yu wang is asked to return to action after a band of weapon masters lures the top swordsmen together and holds them for ransom. One armed swordsman against nine killers 1976 release. Onearmed swordsman trilogy 19671971 christian annyas. The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the onearmed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. A fantastic release of a true classic, ive read about onearmed swordsman in books and websites about cult films for ages. The character of fang gang, the one armed swordsman played by jimmy wang yu is as wholesome as righteous as ever, choosing to live life as a farmer and refusing to enter the world of martial arts after promising his wife he wouldnt.
An evil gang attacks the chi school of golden sword kung fu. 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. 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. The one armed hero fights a rival known as the long armed devil. Wang was a studio player for the shaw brothers, the sort of actor who worked for very low wages and had no say in his parts. The onearmed swordsman wasnt the first film for director chang cheh or star jimmy wang yu, but it put both of them on the map in a big way. 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 one armed swordsman martial arts action movies. The film was on my watch list for some time and thanks to 88 films, i can take off the list and put it up on my dvdbluray shelf. Watch the new onearmed swordsman starring david chiang in this actionadventure on directv. That he proves with just the help of his friend chungchieng, when he crosses his path with a.
As one can expect from animeigo, we are given another solid release here that would rank up there as one of the best toho dvds on the market. The one armed swordsman 1967 original trailer youtube. On one hand, this film is simply a really well down wuxia with all the action and chivalry that one. 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. This blockbuster also spawned a series of sequels inherited with uniquely untrammeled filming style and aesthetics soaked in blood. Return of the onearmed swordsman, also known as onearmed swordsman return, is a 1969 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio. Watch the new onearmed swordsman online stream full. One armed swordsman 1967, return of the one armed swordsman 1969, the new one armed swordsman 1971. 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. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male antiheroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. Mar 31, 2018 the onearmed swordsman also has more intentional humor than some of its peers, which ups the fun quotient. Return of the onearmed swordsman takes what the onearmed swordsman established and dips it in a bucket of gore and insanity. The onearmed swordsman 1967 directed by chang cheh. Chiang portrays a proud swordsman who is tricked into severing his own arm after losing to a cunning rival.
The film boasts more villains, more weapons, more fighting, and more overthetop action than its predecessor, says. The video and audio restoration that went into this release is truly amazing. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd. The film is a sequel to the 1967 film onearmed swordsman, with jimmy wang and lisa chiao chiao reprising their roles. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new. He rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in onearmed swordsman, a martial arts film produced by the shaw brothers studio. Shaw brothers week one arm is all he needs for bustin heads and breakin hearts.