The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the one armed swordsman on dvd. After defeating the longarmed devil and his armies, our nubbed hero has been living in retirement as a farmer, but circumstances causes him to come out of retirement and take on the eight kings, each warrior with their own unique fighting style. This blockbuster also spawned a series of sequels inherited with uniquely untrammeled filming style and aesthetics soaked in blood. Watch online and download free one armed swordsman 1967 english subtitles azdrama hong kong movie 1967. 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.
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. 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. If youre unfamiliar with oldschool martial arts movies or. After defeating the long armed devil and his armies, our nubbed hero has been living in retirement as a farmer, but circumstances causes him to come out of retirement and take on the eight kings, each warrior with their own unique fighting style. 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. A one armed swordsman david chiang seeks revenge against the thugs who killed his friend. This is one of those old kung fu movies with crappy wire work that stands out a lot. First, shaw brothers gave us the wang yu vehicle, one armed swordsman and then next came the sequel with david chiang. This is a cartoon compared to the originaland i mean that in the best possible way. 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.
The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most. This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. Onearmed swordsman 1967 shaw brothers official trailer. Rent, buy or watch the onearmed swordsman movie now. Chang cheh directed and jimmy wangto starred in the movie. Young fang kang grows up in the school and treasures his fathers broken sword and the memory of his fathers sacrifice. May 15, 2004 one armed swordsman saturday, 15 may, 2004 andrew heskins dubi dao. The one armed swordsman martial arts action movies. The onearmed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman is also presented here in its original aspect ratio of 2. Young fang kang grows up in the school and treasures his. Return of the one armed swordsman martial arts action. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 directed by chang. Onearmed swordsman 1967, return of the onearmed swordsman 1969, the new onearmed swordsman 1971.
Starring jimmy wang yu, lisa chiao chiao, lin chia, chung wa, cheng lui, hoh ban, tien feng, ku feng. Mar 31, 2018 the onearmed swordsman also has more intentional humor than some of its peers, which ups the fun quotient. Jul 28, 2014 the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman are available on dvd from weinsteins dragon dynasty label in decent editions that include both mandarin and english dub audio options. A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a. Fang kang eventually recovers with the girls help but must now face a life with only one arm. Aliens analogy breaks down is that rotoas looks cheaper than the original. 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. If youre unfamiliar with oldschool martial arts movies or shaw bros. So chang cheh, the man who had helped make him a star, wasnt kidding with the title of this fondly remembered epic which deservedly won a prestigious golden horse award for editing. The film includes the chang cheh staple themes of loyalty, duty, honour and sacrifice with martial arts sequences that still impress after 40 years. In june 2004, we saw celestial release another jewel.
The onearmed hero fights a rival known as the longarmed devil. 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 hero fights a rival known as the long armed devil. The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the one armed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. 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. 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. The time has come for the one armed swordsman to return.
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. The onearmed swordsman is one of the earliest and one of the best. While not all of the action is bad and is sometimes passable, theres a few scenes where fang gang seems to be almost yanked from his position into the air, before switching to a. This was the title he recommend to someone like peter bogdanovich to get him.
Wuxia films are characterized by heavy violence and male antiheroes. Martial arts direction by tong kai and liu chialiang 111 mins. Hong kong cinema chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. The onearmed swordsman 1967 07261967 hk drama, action 1h 51m user score. One armed swordsman dvd 1967 region 1 us import ntsc. 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.
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. All member work of respective owner, otherwise 20062020 adobe. Shaw brothers week one arm is all he needs for bustin heads and breakin hearts. The onearmed swordsman 1967 directed by chang cheh. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male antiheroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. The one armed swordsman is a character that first appeared in the 1967 shaw brothers studio hong kong wuxia film. I had managaged to get the follow up to it and that was wicked. 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. 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 onearmed swordsman 1967 posters the movie database.
This is without a doubt the best version of the one armed swordsman ive ever seen. As for craziness, fang is an odd dude and his behavior adds a point, but this one isnt all that wild. Format languages subtitles presentation quality time screenshots 1. 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. He took his charismatic new star, david chiang, and made him an allnewonearmed hero a man who chops off. 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. One arm swordsman by chang cheh chang cheh, jimmy wang. 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 maimed by jealous rivals, a lieutenant begins specialized training as part of his plan to destroy a gang of villains. Rent, buy or watch the onearmed swordsman movie now family video javascript seems to be disabled in your browser. 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 1967 the movie database tmdb. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chia essie lin, feng tien. Even nonkungfu lovers will be mesmerized by jimmy wang yu in the role that made him a superstar. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd. The onearmed swordsman is a series of hong kong martial arts films produced by the shaw brothers studio between 1967 and 1971. Taiwan directors jimmy wang yu david chiang dawei script ku long action director han. Onearmed swordsman trilogy 19671971 christian annyas. The story is about an evil gang that attacks the golden sword school of kung fu.
Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman is also presented here in its original aspect ratio of 2. Onearmed swordsman saturday, 15 may, 2004 andrew heskins dubi dao. The one armed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to drive him. One armed swordsman 1967, return of the one armed swordsman 1969, the new one armed swordsman 1971. As the title character, wang imparts real complexity to his characterization. Chang was a film critic whose career tuned to screenwriting, and then directing which is pretty much my plan. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 chinese 1080p bluray h264 aacvxt. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing onearmed swordsman near you. The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to drive him away. 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. 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.
Return of the onearmed swordsman takes what the onearmed swordsman established and dips it in a bucket of gore and insanity. One of chang chehs greatest films, the onearmed swordsman is a genredefining classic. 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. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chunghsin huang, yintze pan. Onearmed swordsman 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. The onearmed swordsman also has more intentional humor than some of its peers, which ups the fun quotient. An evil gang attacks the chi school of golden sword kung fu. The one armed swordsman return of the one armed swordsman. One armed swordsman is also notable for kickstarting the career of star jimmy wang yu. The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the onearmed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. 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. As the mysterious swordsman whose one arm is more powerful than his twoarmed rivals, wang and director chang cheh revolutionized the hong kong kungfu genre and broke box office records across asia.
It helped to introduce a new style of filmmaking referred to as wuxia. One of chang chehs greatest films, the one armed swordsman is a genredefining classic. Watch the onearmed swordsman online 1967 movie yidio. One armed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. 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.
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. I love the scene where fang tries to hide using a mask, despite being the only onearmed man around. The video and audio restoration that went into this release is truly amazing. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. The onearmed swordsman 1967 chinese 1080p bluray x264 dtschd. 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. One armed swordsman 1967 english subtitles hong kong. A onearmed swordsman david chiang seeks revenge against the thugs who killed his friend.