The Blade

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The Blade

1995

1h 45m

Action

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Driven by revenge, a one-armed swordsman (Wing Zhao) with a sawed-off blade and a martial arts manual pursues villains.

Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Mar 24, 2026

Tsui Hark’s The Blade isn’t so much a revisionist take on a Shaw Brothers wuxia as a distillation of the critiques embedded in the genre’s most popular classics.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Mar 31, 2026

It doesn’t diminish those that came before and certainly not those that have released since, but it does inspire audiences to re-evaluate the way in which wuxia tales create confinement in their reinterpretation ...

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Ed Travis

Cinapse

Mar 12, 2026

Damn does [Tsui] Hark seem to have something to say here, and he says it loud with every frame.

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

Jul 18, 2023

After his literal descent into a hellish landscape, Ding-on convalesces and hones a deadly, Tasmanian Devil-like technique.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jul 1, 2005

3/5

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Chris

Feb 24, 2026

One of Tsui Hark’s best & probably his darkest

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Drew M

@Stonehands211 1 day ago

That ending fight sequence fucking rules. Goes so hard.

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Fsdr D

@Linlin877 Apr 25, 2026

徐克最被低估的电影，是一部具有独创性的电影，经典程度很高的。

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A M

@RT22928350 Aug 11, 2025

Please release this in 4k blu ray A MASTERPIECE

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Leprechaun K

@LeprechaunKing Feb 24, 2025

An absolute masterpiece by Hark. It is not nearly popular enough. Some of the most stylistically choreographed martial art sequences ever. Enjoyable from beginning to end.

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Apr 29, 2016

Some great action sequences but have to wait for it. The sword fights in the latter part are real good. Overall good fun though the beginning can be a bit slow and melodramatic

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Synopsis

Driven by revenge, a one-armed swordsman (Wing Zhao) with a sawed-off blade and a martial arts manual pursues villains.

Director: Hark Tsui
Producer: Raymond Chow Man-Wai
Genre: Action
Original Language: Chinese
Runtime: 1h 45m

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