''The Sword Stained with Royal Blood'' is a 1993 Hong Kong ''
wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted f ...
'' film based on
Louis Cha
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia ("martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong dail ...
's novel ''
Sword Stained with Royal Blood
''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'' is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was first serialised in the Hong Kong newspaper '' Hong Kong Commercial Daily'' between 1 January 1956 and 31 December 1956.The date conforms to the data published ...
''. The film was written, produced and directed by Cheung Hoi-ching and stars
Yuen Biao
Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one of t ...
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Sharla Cheung
Sharla Cheung Man (born 7 February 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer.
Career
Cheung's acting career began in 1986 in The Magic Crystal.
Cheung was discovered by Wong Jing, with whom she worked on many of his productions in the early ...
,
Danny Lee,
Ng Man-tat
Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021) was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Fi ...
and
Anita Yuen
Anita Yuen Wing Yee (born 4 September 1971) is a Hong Kong film and television actress.
Pageant career
At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During t ...
Cast
: ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.''
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Yuen Biao
Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one of t ...
as Constable Yuen Sing-chi
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Sharla Cheung
Sharla Cheung Man (born 7 February 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and film producer.
Career
Cheung's acting career began in 1986 in The Magic Crystal.
Cheung was discovered by Wong Jing, with whom she worked on many of his productions in the early ...
as Ah-kau /
Princess Cheung-ping
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Danny Lee as Ha Suet-yee
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Ng Man-tat
Richard Ng Man-tat (, 2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021) was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian. He was a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry, with dozens of awards, including Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Fi ...
as Kwai Sun-shu
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Anita Yuen
Anita Yuen Wing Yee (born 4 September 1971) is a Hong Kong film and television actress.
Pageant career
At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During t ...
as Ho Tit-sau
* Elsie Yeh as Wan Ching-ching
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Elizabeth Lee as Wan Yee
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Elvis Tsui
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist.
Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repe ...
as First Master Wan
* Barry Sze as Master Wu Hark
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Wu Ma
Fung Wang-yuen (22 September 1942 – 4 February 2014), better known by his stage name Wu Ma, was a Hong Kong actor, director, producer and writer. Wu Ma made his screen debut in 1963, and with over 240 appearances to his name (plus 49 directoria ...
as Suen Chung-sau
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Lung Fong
Jimmy Lung Fong (龍方) was a Hong Kong actor, film director, and action choreographer. Lung was best known to moviegoers for his frequent portrayal of villains in various Hong Kong films, most notably in films made by Wong Jing. Lung retired ...
as Second Master Wan
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Tai Bo as Fourth Master Wan
* Pauline Wong as Ho Hong-yeuk
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Helen Ma as Kwai Yee-neung
* Melvin Wong as Third Master Wan
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Peter Chan
Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer.
Early life
Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chines ...
as Fifth Master Wan
* Ng Yuen-chun as Tsai Wan-ngo
* Yuen Fai
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1993 films
1993 martial arts films
1990s action films
Hong Kong action films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Wuxia films
Films based on works by Jin Yong
Works based on Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Films set in 17th-century Ming dynasty
1990s Hong Kong films
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