1967 · action · martial-arts
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Directed by Chang Cheh1h 51m1967
A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.
Our read: The One-Armed Swordsman (1967) (1967) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded action · martial-arts entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, extreme action / martial-arts, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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