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Vengeance Is a Golden Blade

1969 · 103 min

A brooding, old-fashioned martial-arts saga of stolen power and patient vengeance, unfolding with deliberate grace and sudden bursts of swordplay.

Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Chin Ping, Elliot Ngok Wah, Tang Ching
Overview
Li Zhishan is a rich man, but wealth cannot keep the loyalties of his wife, who has been visiting the bed of a rival. She helps plot against him, and the Vicious Long Brothers invade his home and steal the Golden Dragon Blade - a sword that makes its wielder unbeatable. Zhishan, crippled in the attack, and his young daughter are whisked away by a devoted servant, and the trio soon find shelter in the home of an herbalist. Years pass, the daughter grows up to be a lovely young woman and a powerful fighter, and the Long Brothers use the Golden Dragon Blade to gain power in the region. Zhishan's family of sorts has managed to stay well hidden, but a trip into the city - the daughter's first - sets off an old power struggle as Zhishan's wife discovers her daughter is quite alive.

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Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Action, Drama
Starring
Chin Ping, Elliot Ngok Wah, Tang Ching
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • family
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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