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Master of the Flying Guillotine

1976 · 93 min

A gleefully pulpy martial-arts thrill ride with a blind assassin stalking his prey, packed with inventive fights and a surprisingly tense cat-and-mouse finale.

Directed by
Jimmy Wang Yu
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Drama
Starring
Jimmy Wang Yu, Doris Lung Chun-Erh, Sham Chin-Bo
Tagline
It's A Mean Machine - Cuts Your Head Off Clean!
Overview
A one-armed martial arts master is being stalked by an Imperial assassin, the master of two fighters killed in the previous film. When the One-Armed Boxer is invited to attend a martial arts tournament, his efforts to lay low are unsuccessful, and the assassin soon tracks him down with the help of his three subordinates: a Thai boxer, a yoga master, and a kobojutsu user.

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Directed by
Jimmy Wang Yu
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Drama
Starring
Jimmy Wang Yu, Doris Lung Chun-Erh, Sham Chin-Bo
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • revenge
  • survival
  • violence
  • obsession
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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fantasy, action, drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
93 min
Country
Hong Kong, Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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