The one armed swordsman 1967 part 5 15 by omarinbox. Anyone who is into asian martial art movies has probably seen this shaw brothers classic collection. While traveling the countryside, zatoichi comes across wang kang jimmy wang yu, a chinese swordsman protecting a brutally orphaned young child. Despite the language barrier, the men forge a friendship, until enemies plant seeds of distrust to pit the two master martial artists against each other. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. Chinese entry for the best foreign language film huang xiaoming, xu zheng huashi tv. The onearmed swordsman, a chang cheh film, is about a kungfu student who is taken under the wing by a kungfu master. Return of the onearmed swordsman takes what the onearmed swordsman established and dips it in a bucket of gore and insanity. Shaw brothers week one arm is all he needs for bustin heads and breakin hearts. A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen. Hong kong cinema chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967.
Nov 26, 2014 as the mysterious swordsman whose one arm is more powerful than his two armed rivals, wang and director chang cheh revolutionized the hong kong kungfu genre and broke box office records across asia. Return of the one armed swordsman du bei dao wang 1969. This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. However, because of jealous conflicts with the masters daughter and other students, the best student wang yu caiao gets his right arm cut off while. You can buy or rent onearmed swordsman on itunes in full hd format. Two of japan and chinas greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. The onearmed swordsman 1967 part 4 15flv by omarinbox. With jimmy wang yu, david chiang, lieh lo, yi chang.
The film is a sequel to the 1967 film onearmed swordsman, with jimmy wang and lisa chiao chiao reprising their roles a sequel was released in 1971 entitled the new onearmed swordsman. The onearmed swordsman, the first important film by martial arts director chang cheh aka zhang che, had a huge influence on hong kong cinema. Its east meets east when one of japans action idols crosses paths with an iconic kungfu hero from hong kong. The one armed swordsman 1967 part 7 15 by omarinbox. The onearmed swordsman comes out of retirement to save the day in this actionpacked sequel to the box office hit, onearmed swordsman. This flick is a tale of two master one armed swordsmen, fang ping wang yu and li hao david chiang, which they try to unravel and solve the mysterious death of another one armed guy, chin chu ying. The one armed swordsman 1967 part 4 15flv by omarinbox. In this sequel to the martial arts classic the one armed swordsman, fang gang yu wang emerges from retirement to battle the eight kings, a group of evil swordsmen who are hellbent on conquering. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chunghsin huang, yintze pan. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 a retired martialarts master yu wang springs into action to battle evil swordsmen. After defeating the longarmed devil and his armies, our nubbed hero. The film was on my watch list for some time and thanks to 88 films, i can take off the list and put it up on my dvdbluray shelf.
Of course this idyllic life is about to be sliced to ribbons by changs wicked imagination. Onearmed swordsman movies all of this has happened before. Jimmy wang yu gives a fine and convincing performance as a rebellious orphaned student who loses his arm to the daughter yintze pan of the man who raised and taught him tien feng during a heated confrontation in the woods. While not all of the action is bad and is sometimes passable, theres a few scenes where fang gang seems to be almost yanked from his position into the air, before switching to a. Taiwan directors jimmy wang yu david chiang dawei script ku long action director han. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chia essie lin, feng tien. Blind swordsman and masseur zatoichi shintaro katsu does battle with a onearmed swordsman in this exciting installment of the zatoichi film series. The onearmed swordsman is a series of hong kong martial arts films produced by the shaw brothers studio between 1967 and 1971. Despite the language barrier, the men forge a friendship, until nefarious enemies plant seeds of distrust to pit the two master. After defeating the longarmed devil and his armies, our nubbed hero has been living in retirement as a farmer, but circumstances causes him to come out of retirement and take on the eight kings, each warrior with their own unique fighting style.
He took his charismatic new star, david chiang, and made him an allnewonearmed hero a man who chops off. With shintaro katsu, jimmy wang yu, watako hamaki, michie terada. The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most important lady fighters, and wang followed up his onearmed swordsman triumph with numerous sequels. The film boasts more villains, more weapons, more fighting, and more overthetop action than its predecessor, says. Jan 05, 2011 15 videos play all the one armed swordsman 1967 gregsmartialarts grandmaster william cheung pressure point striking seminar day 1 duration. Its in my top ten films from the studio, and one that any fan of martial arts movies. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of. They cant understand each other because of the language barrier. The video and audio restoration that went into this release is truly amazing. As if that was not enough, celestial also launched a one armed swordsman student animation competition. One armed swordsman trailer english subtitles youtube. The set up is gleefully absurd and a threadbare excuse to have jimmy wang yu slice his way through a series of increasingly threatening and gimmicky adversaries. The cover shows the old legendary one armed swordsman i believe the picture is from part 2 of the series, in this movie jimmy wang yu plays a one armed fighter, nothing to do.
This movie would also be the first in the subgenre of onearmed films that stereotyped the career of the star of this movie jimmy wang yu. Return of the onearmed swordsman, also known as onearmed swordsman return, is a 1969 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced. The onearmed swordsman, a chang cheh film, is about a kungfu student. Director chang cheh truly proved that he was indeed the nngodfather of the kungfu filmi by mounting a followup which. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male antiheroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting.
The movie that changed everything, the onearmed swordsman burst onto the scene in 1967 as riots swept the streets of hong kong and bombings pushed the city over the brink into chaos. The time has come for the one armed swordsman to return. The onearmed swordsman, a chang cheh film, is about a. One of chang chehs greatest films, the one armed swordsman is a genredefining classic. The films follow a somewhat darker and edgier take on the wuxia genre martial arts, where our lead is a male anti. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman. Jul 28, 2014 the onearmed swordsman wasnt the first film for director chang cheh or star jimmy wang yu, but it put both of them on the map in a big way. In june 2004, we saw celestial release another jewel in their crown, chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. After defeating the long armed devil and his armies, our nubbed hero has been living in retirement as a farmer, but circumstances causes him to come out of retirement and take on the eight kings, each warrior with their own unique fighting style. Onearmed swordsman 1967 shaw brothers official trailer. Onearmed swordsman revolutionized the kungfu film, paving the way to the golden age and new wave era, which has made hong kong action cinema one of the most respected in the world. The new onearmed swordsman is a 1971 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio, starring david chiang. As one can expect from animeigo, we are given another solid release here that would rank up there as one of the best toho dvds on the market. The film stars shintaro katsu as the blind swordsman zatoichi and jimmy wang yu as the one.
He took his charismatic new star, david chiang, and made him an allnewonearmed hero a man who chops off his right. Whilst his fight choreography wasnt as sharp or mature as others the films he made were highly entertaining and he knew how to give the best bang for the buck. Return of the one armed swordsman martial arts action. A fantastic release of a true classic, ive read about onearmed swordsman in books and websites about cult films for ages. Zatoichi and the onearmed swordsman, shin zatoichi.
Look no further than martial arts masterpiece, onearmed swordsman. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 movie moviefone. It was also a gigantic boxoffice hit, and overwhelming popular demand called for a sequel. The martial world is now awash in one armed knights, who arent inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces.
If youre unfamiliar with oldschool martial arts movies or shaw bros. Putting all that anger and fury on screen, the film tells the tale of a bluecollar swordsman who loses his arm to his. This is one of those old kung fu movies with crappy wire work that stands out a lot. He concocts a savory setup when he introduces, not one, but eight unique villains known as the eight kings of swords and their swordwielding entourage for wang yu. One armed swordsman against nine killers wikipedia. Onearmed swordsman explores the class conflicts absent from.
The onearmed swordsman 1967 letterboxd social film. The students father was killed protecting the honor of the kungfu master. This is a cartoon compared to the originaland i mean that in the best possible way. As the title character, wang imparts real complexity to his characterization. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd. The film is a sequel to the 1967 film onearmed swordsman, with jimmy wang and lisa chiao chiao reprising their roles.
Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 rotten tomatoes. Chang was a film critic whose career tuned to screenwriting, and then directing which is pretty much my plan. Animeigos release of zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, the 22nd film in the long running zatoichi series. Tojinken, also known as zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, is a 1971 japanesehong kong chambarawuxia crossover by japanese film director kimiyoshi yasuda and chinese film director hsu tseng hung. Return of the onearmed swordsman, also known as onearmed swordsman return, is a 1969 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio. The video and sound quality are great, the film looks beautiful and sounds amazing. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 the criterion.
So chang cheh, the man who had helped make him a star, wasnt kidding with the title of this fondly remembered epic which deservedly won a prestigious golden horse award for editing. Although the film stars jimmy wang yu as the onearmed swordsman, it has no connection to the 1967 film onearmed swordsman and its sequel the 1969 film return of the onearmed swordsman. The onearmed swordsman, from the renowned shaw brothers studio and acclaimed director chang cheh, is the first film in hong kong. Due to unforeseen circumstances, actor jimmy wong yu is no longer able to attend.
Tired of constantly being accused and persecuted for a crime they did not commit, a group of one armed men band together to find the real killer, also a one armed fellow. First of all, i love all the one armed swordsman series with jimmy wang yu but this film is both deceitful on its cover and title, and the reason being the following. Feb 14, 2014 the one armed swordsman jimmy wang yu is an essential actor when it comes to viewing hong kong movies. Apr 26, 2018 though the chambara japanese swordplay film influence on chang cheh was already seen in his previous film the magnificent trio 1966, a remake of hideo goshas three outlaw samurai 1964 and quite possibly the earlier tiger boy 1966. Return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 directed by chang. The films follow a somewhat darker and edgier take on the wuxia genre martial arts, where our lead is a male antihero who gets in violent sword fights, and are bloodier and gorier than previous wuxia films. But will national distrust and simple misunderstanding keep the two kindred spirits apart. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman its east meets east when one of japans action idols crosses paths with an iconic kungfu hero from hong kong. Released 1969, return of the one armed swordsman stars yu wang, lisa chiao chiao, essie lin chia, tien feng the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The notorious onearmed swordsman who has spent the last two years retired from the martial world as a simple farmer with his wife. There is a duel between zatoishi and the onearmed swordsman in the end.
While traveling the countryside, zatoichi comes across wang kang, a chinese swordsman protecting a brutally orphaned young child. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia f. New onearmed swordsman san duk bei do 1973 rotten tomatoes. This hugely anticipated release saw another film benefiting from a beautifully restored print and a host of extras. Released 1969, return of the onearmed swordsman stars yu wang, lisa chiao chiao, essie lin chia, tien feng the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The character of fang gang, the one armed swordsman played by jimmy wang yu is as wholesome as righteous as ever, choosing to live life as a farmer and refusing to enter the world of martial arts after promising his wife he wouldnt.