Soul of the Sword

1978 [CHINESE]

Action / Drama

6
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 337 337

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Plot summary

Ti Lung is the Nameless Swordsman bent on defeating the faceless King of Swords to claim the title, and the glory, for himself. Hordes of fighters lunge from the shadows to cut down the mysterious challenger. Even a cunning seductress takes a stab at him in a revealing bath house assassination. It is said that a man's weapon reflects his utmost dreams, desires and fears. A warrior with no name and one motive has a soul as merciless as cold steel.

Director

Shan Hua Photo
Shan Hua

Top cast

Corey Yuen Photo
Corey Yuen as 8 Diagram guard
Lily Li Photo
Lily Li as Lo-yang assassin
Wah Yuen Photo
Wah Yuen as
Cheung-Yan Yuen Photo
Cheung-Yan Yuen as 8 Diagram guard
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815.54 MB
1280*544
Chinese 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
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1.48 GB
1920*816
Chinese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by dafrosts 7 / 10

Being No. 1 Isn't always the Greatest Goal to Have

Reviewed by ckormos1 7 / 10

Never bring your sweetie to your sword fight

The young swordsman who would be the king of swords is defeated before the fight begins because he has emotional baggage that cannot be set aside. This theme has appeared in many martial arts movies but where did it come from?In reality fighters never have this problem. There is no such thing as distraction, learning martial arts is dependent on concentration and focus. The brain actually becomes disengaged during a fight as it is mostly muscle memory. Bruce Lee said in one of his movies while making a fist, "I don't hit, it hits all by itself!" I doubt other viewers would be annoyed by that plot point.The movie is engaging from start to finish and the fights are excellent. The fight director put character and story into all the fights and they all seemed unique.Lead actor Ti Lung was a martial artist who worked as a tailor before he got into the movies but he was not a sword fighter. I felt his fights without the sword were much better but still his sword fights were above average. Shaw Brothers movies are known for abrupt endings and anyone can die. This one takes that style to the limit.
Reviewed by ChungMo 7 / 10

Unusual Martial World film tries something different

Another period Chinese film about martial artists battling for the rank of number 1. How is Shen Hua the obscure director of the legendary "Super Inframan" going to shake up the genre?First of all, this film is very unlike other Shaw films. Shen Hua had a distinct visual style going here, one that doesn't really work all the times but is interesting. There are many shots with the main characters somewhere behind a lot of foreground clutter. Trying to read the subtitles and find the characters at the same time can make this a tad difficult to watch. Also Shen Hua's direction tends to hide Tang Chia's expert choreography. There is an attempt to use zooms and quick cuts to accentuate the dramatic dialog which is a very interesting concept but can be dizzying to watch.Despite the directorial problems, the story is one of the better entries in the martial world genre. It's unusual although you might guess some of the surprises. Ti Lung and Ku Feng give great performances and the fight scenes are very good. There is a small amount of nudity, a strange sex scene and a rape by the good guy (!).An eight for the story and a six for the direction. Recommended.
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