Rape of the Sword
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Rape of the Sword is a 1967 Hong Kong wuxia
film directed by Yueh Feng and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio
, starring Li Li-hua, Li Ching, Chan Hung-lit, Kiu Chong and Tien Feng
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Later, General Zhong Ki and her daughter Zhong Jiao Long with her servant Geng Liu Niang, visits the king. The king later forces the general to have her daughter marry Prince Lu Tian Xia. Then at night, Geng, revealing to be an expert martial artist, goes to steal to "Green Frost Sword" and brings Jiao Long away to save her from marrying the prince. The prince then arrives in the way with his henchmen and a big fight occurs where Geng seriously wounds the prince. Geng and Jiao Long then go into hiding. Jiao Long then becomes Geng's disciple where she teaches her kung fu.
The king then sees his son wounded and the "Green Frost Sword" gone. Han knows who did all this and the king sends him find the suspect.
The next day Geng leaves a note to Jiao Long and leaves and Han finds her. Geng is then revealed to be the widow of the student Han killed in the beginning of the film. They then fight where Han overpowers Geng and heavily injures her and takes the sword back. Han assumed that she's dead. Then Jiao Long sets out to find her teacher and does find her.
One day, Jiao Long goes out and meets a good bandit named Lo Yiu Hu. Jiao Long fights briefly with him before bringing him home where he hears who her teacher is. Lo turns out to be the disciple of Geng's kung fu elder sister. Then the three of them together revolt against the evil king and get the "Green Frost Sword" back. There they meet a rebellious nobleman Master Liu who joins them.
There they engage in a big fight where Han eventually gets killed but Prince Lu Tian Xia manages to get away. In the end, the heroes decide to retreat and hopes to get the prince later.
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
film directed by Yueh Feng and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio
Shaw Brothers Studio
The Shaw Brothers Studio , owned by Shaw Brothers Ltd., was the foremost and the largest movie production company of Hong Kong movies.From their distribution base in Singapore where they founded parent company Shaw Organization in 1924, and as a strategic development of their movie distribution...
, starring Li Li-hua, Li Ching, Chan Hung-lit, Kiu Chong and Tien Feng
Tien Feng
Tien Feng is a Hong Kong actor for 60 years. He left for Hong Kong from Taiwan and started his career...
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Plot
The film starts out with two student fighting over the inheritance of their deceased master's sword called the "Green Frost Sword". Eventually, Han kills the other student and takes the sword. Han then bring s it back to the king.Later, General Zhong Ki and her daughter Zhong Jiao Long with her servant Geng Liu Niang, visits the king. The king later forces the general to have her daughter marry Prince Lu Tian Xia. Then at night, Geng, revealing to be an expert martial artist, goes to steal to "Green Frost Sword" and brings Jiao Long away to save her from marrying the prince. The prince then arrives in the way with his henchmen and a big fight occurs where Geng seriously wounds the prince. Geng and Jiao Long then go into hiding. Jiao Long then becomes Geng's disciple where she teaches her kung fu.
The king then sees his son wounded and the "Green Frost Sword" gone. Han knows who did all this and the king sends him find the suspect.
The next day Geng leaves a note to Jiao Long and leaves and Han finds her. Geng is then revealed to be the widow of the student Han killed in the beginning of the film. They then fight where Han overpowers Geng and heavily injures her and takes the sword back. Han assumed that she's dead. Then Jiao Long sets out to find her teacher and does find her.
One day, Jiao Long goes out and meets a good bandit named Lo Yiu Hu. Jiao Long fights briefly with him before bringing him home where he hears who her teacher is. Lo turns out to be the disciple of Geng's kung fu elder sister. Then the three of them together revolt against the evil king and get the "Green Frost Sword" back. There they meet a rebellious nobleman Master Liu who joins them.
There they engage in a big fight where Han eventually gets killed but Prince Lu Tian Xia manages to get away. In the end, the heroes decide to retreat and hopes to get the prince later.
Cast
- Li Li-hua as Geng Liu Niang
- Li Ching as Zhong Jiao Long
- Chan Hung-lit as Prince Lu Tian Xia
- Kiu Chong as Lo Yi Hu
- Tien FengTien FengTien Feng is a Hong Kong actor for 60 years. He left for Hong Kong from Taiwan and started his career...
as General Zhong Ki - Tang Ti as Chief Instructor Han
- Lee Wan-chung as King Wu Yi
- Yeung Chi-hing as Master Liu
- Ku Feng as Lo's man
- Fan Mei-sheng as Lo's man
- Hao Li-jen as Zhong's servant
- Tsang Choh-lam as Zhong's soldier
- Chui Chung-hok as Lo's fighter
- Chow Siu-loi as Lo's fighter
- Tung Choi-bo as Lo's fighter
- Cheung Hei as Prince's official
- Chan Ho as palace guard
- Wu MaWu MaWu Ma is a Chinese actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 180 appearances to his name , Wu Ma is one of the most familiar faces in the history of Hong Kong Cinema...
as Master Liu's man - Chin Chun as Master Liu's man
- Nam Wai-lit as Lu's soldier
- Ng Ho as Lu's soldier
- Yee Kwan as Lu's soldier
- Chu Gam as Lu's soldier
- Wong Mei as Lu's soldier
- Lo WaiLo WaiLo Wai is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail.The Entrance Tower and Enclosing Walls of Lo Wai are declared monuments.-External links:*...
as Lu's soldier - Hsu Hsia as Lu's soldier
- Chan Chuen as Lu's soldier
- Yen Shi-kwan as Lu's soldier
- Yuen Woo-pingYuen Woo-pingYuen Woo-ping is a Chinese martial arts choreographer and film director, renowned as one of the most successful and influential figures in the world of Hong Kong action cinema. He is one of the inductees on the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong...
as Lu's soldier - Chan Siu-pang as Lo's man
- Lau Kar-leungLau Kar-leungLau Kar-Leung is a famous Hong Kong martial arts filmmaker, choreographer, and actor.Lau Kar-Leung is best known for his movies which he made during the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio...
as Han's thug - Wong Ching as Lu's soldier
- Fung Hap-so as Lu's soldier
- Wu Por as Lu's soldier
- Chan Siu-gai as Lu's soldier
External links
- Rape of the Sword at Hong Kong CinemagicHong Kong CinemagicHong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, is a bilingual website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people that created them. The website contains news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people,...