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What Price Survival

1994 · 96 min

A somber, deliberate swordplay tragedy where every clash carries the weight of old lies and buried kinship.

Overview
A duel between two master swordsmen for the hand of a beautiful young maiden leads to a 20-year-old grudge that proves deadly. One of the swordsmen’s, Pai Fukuo’s, son is kidnapped and raised by the rival swordsman, who tell him his real parents were murdered by Pai Fukuo. The child grows up and seeks revenge on Pai Fukuo, whom he believes has murdered his “real” parents, not knowing that Pai Fukuo is his true father. A modern swordplay reinterpretation of the Wang Yu classic One-Armed Swordsman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • identity
  • deception
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Daniel Lee
Written by
Chan Siu-Cheung, Daniel Lee
Starring
David Chiang Da-wei, Norman Tsui Siu-keung, Damian Lau Chung-Yan, Wu Hsing-guo, Charlie Yeung Choi-nei, Jack Kao, Jiang Shan, Jackson Ng Yuk-sue
Music
Chen Yang
Cinematography
Tony Cheung Tung-leung
Runtime
96 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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