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Flying Dagger

1993 · 86 min

A gleefully silly wuxia spoof packed with slapstick, pop-culture gags, and cartoonish fights that never takes itself seriously.

Overview: The well-known "Flying Dagger" Chung and his nephew Lam lived on rewards from apprehending bandits. Chung refused the love of "Great Coquette" Lady Fung. Therefore, Fung always mess up Chung's business for revenge. Flying Fox, the country's number one bandit, had stolen the millionaire Tsao's evidence of being a traitor. Hence, Tsao employed Chung to catch the bandit. Flying Fox's wife, Flying Cat seduced Chung to save her husband, which caused jealousy and a severe fight with Fung. Meanwhile Lam was kidnapped by Tsao. Chung and Fung finally realized that Tsao was the head of East Wing. They united together to beat against Tsao...

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
friendship
betrayal
family
identity
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	9
Realism	2
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: fantasy, comedy
Directed by: Kevin Chu
Written by: Wong Jing
Starring: Tony Leung Ka-fai, Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying, Jacky Cheung Hok-yau, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, Sharla Cheung Man, Gloria Yip Wan-yee, Richard Ng Man-tat, Chen Hung-Lieh
Music: Fu Li, Chen Tai-Li
Cinematography: Chen Jung-Shu
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Languages: Cantonese

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