Swordsman (film, 1990)

Swordsman is a film hongkongais carried out by Tony Ching, King Hu, Ann Today, Andrew Kam and Tsui Hark, left the April 5th 1990.

Synopsis

One night, into the imperial library, a man is introduced furtively and stolen a parchment called crowned volume, written under the Dynastie Ming, which would contain the bases of an art of supernatural combat. Little time after, during a control, the troops of an imminent officer accompanied by his intendant, In Yeung, finds the box of volume crowned vacuum. Quickly, the suspicions turn to a former officer, the Master Lam Chun Nam. Although the residence of the Lam Master is encircled by the soldiers of the eunuque one, two disciples of the school of the mountain Wah, Ling Wu Chung and Kiddo, manage to enter the residence to bring a document and a message on behalf of their Master, Ngok. But very quickly, the clan of Lam and the two disciples must flee under the oppressive threat of Zhor, combined the eunuque one. During the escape, Chun Nam finds death but entrusts before its anguish, in Ling, where the famous manuscript is so that this last will entrust it in its turn with Ping Gi, his/her son.

Data sheet

  • Title: Swordsman
  • original Title: Xiaoao jiang hu (笑傲江湖)
  • Realization: Tony Ching, King Hu, Anarchist Today, Andrew Kam and Tsui Hark
  • Scenario: Kwan Man-Leung, according to the novel of Louis Cha
  • Production: Tsui Hark
  • Music: Romeo Díaz and James Wong
  • Photography: Andy Lam and Peter Pau
  • Assembly: Marco Mak and David Wu
  • Country of origin: HongKong
  • Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Stereo - 35 mm
  • Kind: Action, lovesong
  • Lasted: 120 minutes
  • Coming out date: April 5th 1990 (HongKong)

Distribution

  • Sam Today: Ling Wu Chung
  • Cecilia Yip : Kiddo
  • Jacky Cheung : In Yeung
  • Man Cheung: Ying
  • Lam Ching-Ying : Kuk
  • Shun Lau : The Eunuch
  • Lau Siu-Ming : Ngok
  • Wu My: Lau
  • Fennie Yuen : Blue Phoenix
  • Yuen Wah: Zhor

Rewards

  • Price of best choreographies (Tony Ching) and price of the best song (James Wong and Sam Today, for Chong Hoi Yat Sing Siu ), as well as nominations at the price of the male best supporting role (Jacky Cheung and Shun Lau), better artistic director (James Leung), better assembly and better music at the time of the HongKong Film Awards 1991.

See also

  • 1991 : Swordsman 2 ( Xiao ao jiang hu zhi dong fang drunk bai ), of Tony Ching and Stanley Tong
  • 1992: Swordsman 3 ( Dung fong beats baai 2: fung wan joi hei ), of Tony Ching and Raymond Lee

External bonds

  • Critiques Cinemasie
  • Critiques HK Handled

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