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Swordsman is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Tsui Hark released in USA on 5 april 1990 with Jacky Cheung

Swordsman (1990)

chinois : 笑傲江湖 ; pinyin : Xiào ào jiānghú ; cantonais Jyutping : Siu3 Ngou6 Gong1 Wu4

Swordsman
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Released in USA 5 april 1990
Length 2h
Directed by ,    ,    ,    
OriginHong kong
Genres Drama,    Action,    Adventure,    Historical,    Romance,    Martial arts
Rating68% 3.4000153.4000153.4000153.4000153.400015

The Swordsman or Swordsman is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film. King Hu was credited as the director but he allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. The film is adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

Synopsis

The film is set in the Ming dynasty, during the Wanli Emperor. Gu Jinfu, a eunuch from the spy agency Eastern Depot, leads a team to retrieve the Sunflower Manual, a martial arts manual which was stolen from the imperial palace. They track down and attack Lin Zhennan. Lin Zhennan encounters Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan, two students from the Mount Hua Sect, and asks them to inform his son, Lin Pingzhi, where the manual is hidden.

Actors

Jacky Cheung

(Au Yeung)
Cecilia Yip

(Kiddo)
Sharla Cheung

(Ren Ying Ying)
Yuen Wah

(Zhor)
Lam Ching Ying

(Kuk)
Wu Ma

(Lau)
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