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34 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Legend of the Swordsman
1992 1h 47m CN
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ActionFantasyAdventure
Synopsis
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Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Brigitte Lin
Dung Fong Bat Bai
Jet Li
Ling Wu Chung
Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam
Yam Ying Ying
Michele Reis
Kiddo
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Hattori Sengun
Candice Yu On-On
Yang Shishi
Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying
Blue Phoenix
Lau Shun
Zen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tony Ching Siu-Tung
- Writers
- Elsa Tang Bik-Yin, Tsui Hark, Tin-suen Chan
- Languages
- Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese
- Countries
- Hong Kong, Taiwan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese.
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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan.
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Part of the "Swordsman Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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CAST
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Brigitte Lin and Jet Li and Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0103295 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tony Ching Siu-Tung directs. Produced in Hong Kong, Taiwan. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 134 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan.
- 4Part of the "Swordsman Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 5Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 6Brigitte Lin and Jet Li and Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0103295 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Released under 12 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Production design
- Chung Yee-Fung
- Costume design
- William Chang Suk-Ping
- Runtime
- 107 min Β· 1h 47m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $4,439,832
- Original language
- CN
- Certification (US)
- R
Part of
Swordsman Collection
A Hong Kong martial arts film trilogy.
Also by
Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- FI
Film Workshop
HK
- ME
Mei Ah Laser Disc Co, LTD
- LO
Long Shong Pictures
TW
- GO
Golden Princess Film Productions
HK
Key crew
- ProducerTsui Hark
- ChoreographerYuen Bun
- ChoreographerTony Ching Siu-Tung
- Costume DesignWilliam Chang Suk-Ping
- NovelLouis Cha
- Production DesignChung Yee-Fung
- SongsJames Wong Jim
- SongsRosanne Lui Shan
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- wuxia
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1992-09-19R
Also known as
International titles
- Siu ngo gong woo ji: Dung Fong Bat BaaiUS
- The Legend of the SwordsmanUS
- Meister des Schwertes 2DE
- Swordsman IIUS
- Swordsman 2US
- Ε ermΓΕ 2CZ
- λλ°©λΆν¨KR
- η¬ε²ζ±ζΉ2οΌδΈζΉδΈθ΄₯CN
- The Swordsman IIGB
- The Swordsman 2GB
- The China Swordsman IIHK
- O Espadachim IIBR
