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One-Armed Swordsman is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong wuxia film. Directed by Chang Cheh, it...
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One-Armed Swordsman is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong wuxia film. Directed by Chang Cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male anti-heroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. It was the first Hong Kong film to make HK$1 million at the local box office, propelling its star Jimmy Wang Yu to super stardom.
The Golden Sword school is attacked by bandits. The servant Fang Cheng sacrifices his life to protect his master Qi Rufeng. In gratitude, Qi Rufeng accepts the dying Fang Cheng's son, Fang Gang, as his student. Years later, Fang Gang is scorned by his snobbish fellow students because of his poor background. Deciding that he will only cause trouble for his master Fang Gang leaves the school only to run into his classmates and his master's spoiled daughter, Pei-er. In the ensuing fight Fang Gang's right arm is cut off by Pei-er, who is angry at being defeated by him. Stumbling away, Fang Gang falls off a bridge into the passing boat of a peasant girl Xiaoman.
Xiaoman nurses him back to health and the two fall in love. Fang Gang is nevertheless depressed as he is unable to practice his swordmanship. Reluctantly, Xiaoman gives him a half burnt
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