The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman (2010)

Original title

刀见笑

Directed by

Wu Ershan

Genre

martial arts film

Country

People's Republic of China, United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A butcher seeks revenge on a swordsman who humiliated him. A chef has his apprentice prepare an eight course meal for a powerful eunuch. A warrior wields a sword made from melted champion blades but finds it useless in battle. Three interwoven stories of violence and deception.

playfulstylizeddarkly comicfast-pacedvisually lushquirkyentertainingrevenge-drivenabsurd

What happens

The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman (simplified Chinese: 刀见笑; traditional Chinese: 刀見笑; pinyin: Dāo Jiàn Xiào) is a 2010 Mandarin-language action comedy film directed by Wuershan. The film is made up of three inter-twining stories. The first about a butcher who takes revenge on a swordsman for humiliation, the second is about a chef who has his apprentice makes an eight-course meal for the powerful Eunuch Liu. The final story is about a warrior with a powerful sword melted from other champion swords, but the sword does not work as expected during combat. The film was a feature debut of director Wuershan. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where it received a mixed critical reception. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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