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Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
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Original name: 獨臂刀王
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The notorious “One-Armed Swordsman” who has spent the last two years retired from the martial world as a simple farmer with his wife. Of course this idyllic life is about to be sliced to ribbons by Chang’s wicked imagination. He concocts a savory setup when he introduces, not one, but eight unique villains known as the Eight Kings of Swords and their sword-wielding entourage for Wang Yu to eventually chop his way through.
Style:
serious, realistic, offbeat
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, warrior, violent, master warrior, one man army, ambush, poison gas, heroes, hostage, graphic violence, rivalry, conquering, disability, ultimatum, save the day, combat, fight, king, violence, battles, sword, sword fight, farmer ...
Place:
china, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, realistic and cult film films with plots about martial arts, kung fu, heroes, master warrior, rivalry, fight and medieval mostly in Action, Adventure and Drama genres. Some movies like Return of the One-Armed Swordsman: One-Armed Swordsman (1967), Golden Swallow (1968), The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971), Executioners from Shaolin (1977), The Kid with the Golden Arm (1979). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 115 min.
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Duration: 98 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama
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Duration: 100 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 86 min.
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Story:
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Country: Hong Kong
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Duration: 104 min.
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Story:
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Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
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