The Magic Blade (1976)
- Original title
- 天涯明月刀
- Directed by
- Chor Yuen
- Genre
- action film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 36 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 legendary swordsman with a flying blade gets drawn into a deadly conspiracy in the martial world. He battles rival fighters and uncovers secrets while trying to survive a series of violent confrontations.
fast-pacedstylizedmelodramaticintensenostalgicatmosphericvisually strikingaction-driven
What happens
The Magic Blade (Chinese: 天涯·明月·刀) is a 1976 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen. It starred Ti Lung, Lo Lieh and Ku Feng. It is one of the many films Chor Yuen adapted based on the martial arts novels by Gu Long. The film was part of the brief revival of wuxia films in Hong Kong follow the downfall of the kung fu film craze in and outside Hong Kong. The film has been described by academic Stephen Teo and Richard James Havis as one of the best wuxia during this brief revival period for the genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers (1976)
Hand of Death (1976)
Killer Clans (1976)
Killer Meteors (1976)
Killers on Wheels (1976)
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
A Queen's Ransom (1976)
The Blazing Temple (1976)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.