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Swordsman III: The East Is Red

1993 · 93 min

A gorgeously overwrought wuxia spectacle of flamboyant costumes, wire-fu battles and operatic heartbreak that sweeps you up in its tragic, blood-soaked melodrama.

Directed by
Tony Ching, Raymond Lee Wai-man
Genres
Action, Romance
Starring
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Joey Wong, Jean Wang Ching-Ying
Overview
A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.

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Directed by
Tony Ching, Raymond Lee Wai-man
Genres
Action, Romance
Starring
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia, Joey Wong, Jean Wang Ching-Ying
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • obsession
    • identity
    • betrayal
    • love
    Places
    • countryside
    • sea
    • wilderness
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action8
    Horror4
    Humour3
    Realism3
    Romance6
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Written by
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    Cinematography
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    Runtime
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    Languages
    Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese

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