''The New One-Armed Swordsman'' is a 1971 Hong Kong ''

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and produced by the

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, starring

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. Chiang replaced Jimmy Wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, ''

The One-Armed Swordsman ''One-Armed Swordsman'' is a 1967 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. Directed by Chang Cheh, it was the first of the new style of ''wuxia'' films emphasizing male anti-heroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting ...

'' and ''

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Cast

as Lei Li of Han Dynasty *

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as Feng Junjie / Hero Fung *

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as Ba Jiao *

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as Long Yizhi / Lung Er Zi *Chan Sing as Chief Chan Chun Nam *Wang Chung as Tiger Mansion Leader Jin Fen *Liu Kang as Tiger Mansion Leader Jin Yi *Huang Pei-Chih as Tiger Mansion Leader Chen Jie *Wang Kuang-Yu as Tiger Mansion Leader Fan Yun He *Wong Ching-Ho as Boss Li *Shum Lo as Blacksmith Ba *Cheng Lei as Chieftain Ho Wai

Release

''The New One-Armed Swordsman'' was distributed in Hong Kong on February 7, 1971. Guo Tinghong won the award for Best Editing at the 9th 1971 Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

Reception

Box office

It grossed a total of 1,596,530 domestically. Overseas in France, the film sold 564,061 tickets upon release in 1973, making it the year's 64th highest-grossing film in France.

Critical response

From contemporary reviews, Tony Rayns of the ''

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'' reviewed an 86-minute version of the film. Rayns noted the introductory scene involving a severed limb decaying in a tree set "an uncharacteristically Gothic tone for this Shaw production; and the tone is maintained by the sombre production design, the under-lit interiors and the setting of several key scenes at night." Rayns found that "despite these distinctive inflections ''The New One-Armed Swordsman'' is rather poorly directed and photographed (with a

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-like reliance on 'dramatic' zooms), but the genre is strong enough to withstand the handicap and heroic fantasy wins out."

References

External links

* * 1971 films 1971 martial arts films Hong Kong martial arts films 1970s martial arts films Mandarin-language films Shaw Brothers Studio films Wuxia films Films directed by Chang Cheh Hong Kong sequel films 1970s Hong Kong films {{Chang Cheh