The onearmed swordsman, the first important film by martial arts director chang cheh aka zhang che, had a huge influence on hong kong cinema. Two of japan and chinas greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. Buy the onearmed swordsman movie posters from movie poster shop. The editing does, however, disassemble it in the duel sequences each shot lasts on average just one second. 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. Jimmy wang yu shows off his good arm in the one armed swordsman. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the one armed swordsman on dvd. The film s director chang cheh followed up the critically and commercially successful action classic with two sequels, namely return of the onearmed swordsman 1969 and the new onearmed swordsman 1971. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Star jimmy wang yu and director chang cheh revolutionized hong kong kungfu cinema and broke. The film was remastered by celestial pictures when they acquired the shaw library and released on dvd in 2005 with a bluray following in 2012 from intercontinental video. Aliens analogy breaks down is that rotoas looks cheaper than the original. 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. This is without a doubt the best version of the one armed swordsman ive ever seen. Watch the onearmed swordsman online 1967 movie yidio. The onearmed swordsman is also a lesson in film direction. Released july 26th, 1967, one armed swordsman stars yu wang, pen yintso, lisa chiao chiao, chunghsin huang the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The onearmed swordsman 1967 the movie database tmdb.
The onearmed swordsman chinaunderground movie database. It helped to introduce a new style of filmmaking referred to as wuxia. Onearmed swordsman 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. Released july 26th, 1967, onearmed swordsman stars yu wang, pen yintso, lisa chiao chiao, chunghsin huang the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The shaw brothers trendsetting and spinoffinspiring eastmancolor, shawscope wuxia the one armed swordsman comes to region b bluray from 88 films. Mar 31, 2018 the onearmed swordsman also has more intentional humor than some of its peers, which ups the fun quotient. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of. While the american title is one armed swordsman vs. A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
One fateful day, fang gang learns the full extent of their notsosecret hatred for him. Jan 05, 2011 15 videos play all the one armed swordsman 1967 gregsmartialarts grandmaster william cheung pressure point striking seminar day 1 duration. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new. Both are set during the late edo period 1830s and 1840s. That means this video transfer is probably made from a pristine first or secondgeneration source im guessing. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman. This hugely anticipated release saw another film benefiting from a beautifully restored print and a host of extras. The onearmed swordsman 1967 flickers in timeflickers in. This flick is a tale of two master onearmed 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. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. Zatoichi and the onearmed swordsman, shin zatoichi.
The onearmed swordsman 1967 directed by chang cheh. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 one armed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 one armed boxer vs. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chia essie lin, feng tien. I love the scene where fang tries to hide using a mask, despite being the only onearmed man around. Its not director chang chehs first film, but this is where he kicked down the doors at.
The onearmed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. Subscribe and enjoy the best in martial arts entertainment. Onearmed swordsman 1967 shaw brothers official trailer. A servant saves the life of the master of a sword fighting school and loses his own in the process. 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. 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. I actually noticed a hair on the film in one scene, but it was probably on the original camera negative. As for craziness, fang is an odd dude and his behavior adds a point, but this one isnt all that wild. 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. Aug 09, 2019 japan has its blind swordsman zatoichi, to whom i have formed some sort of addiction. The onearmed swordsman 1967 07261967 hk drama, action 1h 51m user score. The time has come for the one armed swordsman to return. In june 2004, we saw celestial release another jewel in their crown, chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. This flick is a tale of two master onearmed swordsmen, fang ping.
The film is a sequel to the 1967 film onearmed swordsman, with jimmy wang and lisa chiao chiao reprising their roles. 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. Zatoichi, zatoichi is a fictional character featured in one of japans longestrunning series of films, as well as a television series. Animeigos release of zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, the 22nd film in the long running zatoichi series. Hong kong cinema chang chehs one armed swordsman 1967. The onearmed swordsman movie and vintage film posters. With jimmy wang yu, chiao chiao, chunghsin huang, yintze pan. An evil gang attacks the chi school of golden sword kung fu. 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. This film has an interesting plot, a twisted ending out of nowhere, and. One student sacrifices his life to save his teacher and his school, his dying wish is that his son be taken in as a student.
Jun 28, 2007 the onearmed swordsman is recorded in stereo ho hum. The onearmed swordsman 1967 is often cited as hong kongs first real martial arts film, i. I much prefer the new one armed swordsman, but this is chang chen turning it up full volume for. The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by novelist kan shimozawa. Putting all that anger and fury on screen, the film tells the tale of a bluecollar swordsman who loses his arm to his masters pampered teenage daughter when. Watch zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman full movie. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces. This sequel is a straightahead action flick which takes the original hero and puts him in fight after fight. With shintaro katsu, jimmy wang yu, watako hamaki, michie terada. The other students including the teachers daughter resent him and try to drive him. One of chang chehs greatest films, the one armed swordsman is a genredefining classic. Taiwan directors jimmy wang yu david chiang dawei script ku long action director han. Young fang kang grows up in the school and treasures his fathers broken sword and the memory of his fathers sacrifice. The logical next step is hong kongs onearmed swordsman.
Jan 05, 2011 15 videos play all the one armed swordsman 1967 gregsmartialarts. Young fang kang grows up in the school and treasures his. The onearmed swordsman, from the renowned shaw brothers studio and acclaimed director chang cheh, is the first film in hong kong. 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. As if that was not enough, celestial also launched a one armed swordsman student animation competition. A film that always makes the ntop teni list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 onearmed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 onearmed boxer vs. Onearmed swordsman 1967 maimed by jealous rivals, a lieutenant begins specialized training as part of his plan to destroy a gang of villains. The one armed swordsman is a classic, artistically and in the history of the genre. Le film the onearmed swordsman 1967 streaming fleg cinema. One armed swordsman dvd 1967 region 1 us import ntsc. Wuxia films are characterized by heavy violence and male antiheroes.
Having learned from the japanese cinema of the sixties, chang invented a new style. The onearmed swordsman 1967 flickers in timeflickers. Jan 05, 2011 15 videos play all the one armed swordsman 1967 gregsmartialarts phim b. 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. Complete list of shaw brothers martial arts movies rate.
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a. 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. Tired of constantly being accused and persecuted for a crime they did not commit, a group of onearmed men band together to find the real killer, also a onearmed fellow. The film stars shintaro katsu as the blind swordsman zatoichi and jimmy wang yu as the one. This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. The one armed swordsman is a character that first appeared in the 1967 shaw brothers studio hong kong wuxia film. First, shaw brothers gave us the wang yu vehicle, one armed swordsman and then next came the sequel with david chiang. And a worthy and extremely entertaining step it was. Distribution of these films was done by dainichi eihai zatoichi goes to the fire festival, zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, toho zatoichi at large which toho also coproduced with katsu productions, zatoichi in desperation, and zatoichi at the blood fest, and shochiku which released katsus last zatoichi film in 1989. 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 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. 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. Chang cheh directed and jimmy wangto starred in the movie.
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