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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
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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)
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Tiger and Crane Fist (1975)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.