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Tales of a Eunuch

1983 · 89 min

A breezy, silly martial-arts romp full of disguises, gambling scrapes and slapstick fights that never takes itself seriously.

Overview: The story follows a "loveable" rascal as he gambles and gets into various bits of trouble with outlaws and rebels. He eventually gets into a situation where he has to impersonate the eunuch servant of an elderly eunuch who is an evil martial art master. This gets the rascal involved with the emperor who is studying martial arts. The whole movie revolves around a quest for all the copies of a special Buddhist text.
How it feels: Light, absurd, campy and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Deception, power, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
power
identity
obsession
loyalty
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild