Blades of the Guardians (2026)

Original title

镖人：风起大漠

Directed by

Yuen Woo-ping

Genre

action film, swashbuckler film, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historical drama

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 90 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A skilled bodyguard escorts a mysterious child across a dangerous desert in ancient China. They face bandits, rival fighters, and political conspiracies along the way.

brisk-pacedaction-packedepicvisually-strikingheroicadventurousdramatic

What happens

Blades of the Guardians (simplified Chinese: 镖人：风起大漠; traditional Chinese: 鏢人：風起大漠) is a 2026 Chinese epic martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, based on the manhua Biao Ren. Produced by Damai Entertainment in association with Beijing Dengfeng International Culture Communications Company and Woo Ping Pictures, the film stars Wu Jing in the lead role, alongside Nicholas Tse, Yu Shi, Ci Sha, Chen Lijun, Zhang Jin, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Jet Li. The film was theatrically released in mainland China on February 17, 2026, during the Chinese New Year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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