Rendezvous with Death

A soulful, well-crafted martial-arts journey that builds quiet tension and rewards patient attention with elegant swordplay.

Directed by

Sun Chung

Genres

Action

Starring

Wong Yu, Lo Lieh, Ku Feng

Overview

Sun Chung had been recognized as an expert comedy and crime thriller director, but he was to gain even greater acclaim for his soulful, powerful, intelligent, and beautifully-made martial arts epics. This stands alongside The Deadly Breaking Sword and The Kung-fu Instructor as one of his very best. It’s not so much the plot – a master swordsman protects a treasure chest on a dangerous journey – that makes this great, but what Sun does with it, inspiring the cast and crew to some of their finest work.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Loyalty, survival, violence, justice

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

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