The Valiant Ones (1975)

Original title

忠烈圖

Directed by

King Hu

Genre

martial arts film, pirate film

Country

Hong Kong, Taiwan

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

16

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A husband and wife team try to mediate a conflict between Chinese officials and Japanese pirates in the 16th century. The film features martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung.

swashbucklingaction-packedhistoricalheroicstylized combatmartialearnestfast-moving

What happens

The Valiant Ones (忠烈圖), or lit. 'Portrait of the Loyal Martyrs', is a 1975 Hong Kong wuxia film written, directed, and produced by King Hu. Produced and distributed by Golden Harvest, it starred Roy Chiao, Pai Ying, Hsu Feng, Han Ying-chieh and Sammo Hung, who was also the action choreographer. It portrays a 16th-century conflict between Chinese officials and the wokou mediated by a husband-and-wife duo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• 18 Bronzemen (1975)
• The Monk (1975)
• Disciples of Shaolin (1975)
• A Girl with Skillful Hands (1975)
• Tigers at the Top (1975)
• Secret Rivals (1975)
• Virgins of the Seven Seas (1974)
• Tiger and Crane Fist (1975)