Underplayed Gems

The Flying Guillotine (1975)

The Flying Guillotine poster
Original title
血滴子
Directed by
Ho Meng Hua
Genre
drama film, action film, martial arts film, Eastern, historical film
Country
British Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
18
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In 1975 Hong Kong, a secret sect of assassins uses a flying guillotine weapon to kill enemies of the Qing dynasty. The film shows how they train to use this blade and the missions they carry out.

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What happens

『空とぶギロチン』(そらとぶぎろちん、原題:血滴子、英題:The Flying Guillotine)は、1975年の香港映画。 日本では劇場未公開で、2008年の香港レジェンド・シネマ・フェスティバルで上映された後にDVD化された。 劇中で暗殺者たちが持つ殺人兵器“空とぶギロチン(血滴子)”はその後の武侠アクション作品に影響を与え、『片腕カンフー対空とぶギロチン』(1976年)や『空飛ぶ十字剣』(1977年)といった便乗作品を登場させた。また本作の続編として『続・空とぶギロチン 〜戦慄のダブル・ギロチン〜』(1977年)がティ・ロン主演で作られた。2012年にはリブート映画『フライング・ギロチン』が作られている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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