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Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)

Legend of the Liquid Sword poster
Original title
笑俠楚留香
Directed by
Wong Jing
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A legendary swordsman named Chu Liuxiang gets involved in a series of martial arts adventures. The story mixes comedic moments with fantasy and action.

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What happens

Legend of the Liquid Sword (笑俠楚留香) is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film loosely adapted from the Chu Liuxiang Series by Gu Long. The film was written and directed by Wong Jing and starred Aaron Kwok as Chu Liuxiang. The film inspired the title of American rapper GZA's albums Liquid Swords (1995) and Legend of the Liquid Sword (2002). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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