The One-Armed Swordsman

Jul 26, 1967

1h 51m

★ 6.8

Overview

A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

The One-Armed Swordsman Trailers

Cast

Fang Kang

Jimmy Wang Yu

Xiao Man

Lisa Chiao Chiao

Qi Ru-Feng

Tien Feng

Qi Pei-Er

Violet Pan Ying-Zi

Long-Armed Devil

Yang Chi-Ching

Smiling Tiger Cheng Tian-Shou

Tang Ti

Guo Sheng / Brother Hua

Fan Mei-Sheng

Qin Da-Chuan

Wang Shih-Chieh

Sun Hao

Chang Pei-Shan

Qi's Rich Disciple

Fan Dan

Fang Chang

Ku Feng

Master Qi's Wife

Chen Yan-yan

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