The Swordsman (1990)
- Original title
- 笑傲江湖
- Directed by
- Raymond Lee, Yeung-Wah Kam, King Hu, Ching Siu-tung
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 93 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 loyal swordsman stumbles on a conspiracy involving a hidden martial arts manual and a powerful court eunuch. He gets caught in a violent struggle between rival factions seeking the manual for themselves.
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What happens
The Swordsman (笑傲江湖), also known as Swordsman, is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film loosely adapted from the novel The Smiling Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. King Hu was credited as the director although he allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. It was followed by two sequels: Swordsman II (1992) and The East Is Red (1993). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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