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Last Hurrah for Chivalry

1979 · 106 min

A brooding wuxia tragedy where loyalty curdles into betrayal, punctuated by inventive swordplay and a surprisingly bleak moral core.

Overview
Kao has purchased a new wife, but an enemy has paid her more money to kill him. Kao must recruit a pair of swordsmen to help defend himself and his family from his ruthless enemy. But Kao has his dark side as well.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • loyalty
  • morality
  • friendship
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
John Woo
Written by
John Woo
Starring
Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Wai Pak, Lau Kong, Fung Hak-on, Chin Yuet-Sang, Cheng Lui, Lee Hoi-Sang, Hsu Hsia
Runtime
106 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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