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Swift Sword

1980 · 85 min

A breezy, good-natured martial-arts romp with plenty of swordplay, light comedy and a warm message about friendship over gold.

Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Action, Adventure
Overview
Starring a menagerie of established Shaw Brothers' talent like kung-fu comedienne, Wang Yu, female kung-fu fighter Hui Ying-hung (the lady Michelle Yeoh tries to emulate) and perennial bad guy Lo Lieh, it's a movie about cross people and crossed swords where our heroes discover that gold is not as precious as friendship.
How it feels
Light, earnest and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Friendship, greed, loyalty, justice
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Action, Adventure
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour5
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
action, adventure
Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Written by
Ni Kuang
Starring
Wong Yu, Nau Nau, Lo Lieh, Lily Li, Ling Yun, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Chiang Tao, Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan
Runtime
85 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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