The new onearmed swordsman chang cheh, 1971 the chinese. The film is very thought provoking too and brings up some sad truths about our world that some people in power dont want us to talk about. This is an attempt at a complete list of films produced by shaw brothers studios. The new one armed swordsman 1971 david chiang killcount. See also if you can find it the new one armed swordsman or in the usa it. I would have loved to have seen a return of the new onearmed swordsman though, purely for the title. David chiang is director chang chehs allnewonearmed hero in a film that deservedly won a. Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman 1971 japanese. In fact, return of the one armed swordsman can almost qualify as an early blueprint for that film. This flick is a tale of two master onearmed swordsmen, fang ping wang yu and li hao david chiang, which they try to unravel and solve the mysterious death of another one armed guy, chin chu. Directed by legendary filmmaker chang cheh with action choreography by lau ka leung and tong gai, this internationally successful film launched the career. I ranked duel of fists as high as i did was that it is one of the first movies to have a tournament as the focus of the film as well as being one of the first to showcase muay.
The action, which consists of neverending ultraviolence, is fun and amusing. Li ching, david chiang, ti lung, ku feng, jimmy wang yu was one. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 overview. Lei li lost his rightarm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Many will know wang yu from movies such as the onearmed swordsman, master of the flying guillotine, the chinese boxer, island of fire and many, many more. After the duel, he retreats to a small village where he finds humble work as a waiter. Director 11 films the chinese boxer 1970 the brave and the evil 1971 the sword 1971 one armed boxer 1972 beach of the war gods 1973 four real friends 1974 the man from hong kong 1975 one armed boxer vs. Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman 1971 samurai movie. Below is a list of orange sky golden harvest films. The early plot of the film is a little sloppy and convoluted in how it stages itself, and leads into much more stylish and almost cheesy action, followed by a ton of brooding by the lead. After the disastrous and phoned in performance of zatoichi vs yojimbo, i had few hopes for another crossover battle doing any good for my cinematic digestion.
Here fang gang is very much a chinese entity with an adherence to confusion virtues and whilst he is the underdog, there is little in the way of trickery that we see in zatoichi. Nicknamed katsushin, he lived in the moment, and relied upon his feelings when acting. That first film, starring jimmy wang yu and released in 1967, was about one mans anguished response to trauma the unmotivated severing of. A fantastic release of a true classic, ive read about onearmed swordsman in books and websites about cult films for ages. I would have preferred them attached with each film, but obviously criterion wanted to maximize the bitrate there, so this is a perfectly reasonable compromise.
I counted six 6 full fight scenes not including little short scrimmages, so there is. This is without a doubt the best version of the onearmed swordsman ive ever seen. It doesnt end the way most films wouldstill, the part that plays is very good. Directed by legendary filmmaker chang cheh with action choreography by lau ka leung and tong gai, this internationally successful film launched the career of jimmy wang yu, who portrays the iconic title character. It has been replaced here by a bafflingly contemporary to 1971 soundtrack, complete with what sounds suspiciously like a sitar or an electric guitar played through an effects pedal. The new onearmed swordsman 1971 the duel 1971 the anonymous heroes 1971 duel of fists 1971. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 the criterion. A one armed swordsman david chiang seeks revenge against the thugs who killed his friend ti lung. The tradeoff given to us instead for this unrelated 3rd installment is the assembly once again of the iron triangle, namely david chiang and ti lung and director. Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman 1971 full movie. I also missed the theme tune from the first two films.
Released 1971, the new one armed swordsman stars david chiang, ti lung, ku feng, wong chung the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 rotten tomatoes. The onearmed swordsman chinaunderground movie database. Very violent set pieces, very bloody, but with great stylized fight throughout. All the trivia you can handle about zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, 1971, directed by kimiyoshi yasuda, with shintaro katsu, jimmy wang, yukio hamaki. Films that were distributed but not produced by the studio are not included in this list. So chang cheh, the man who had helped make him a star, wasnt kidding with the title of this fondly remembered epic which deservedly won a prestigious golden horse award for editing. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman dvd, 2004 for.
The new onearmed swordsman, also known as triple irons, is a 1971 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio, starring david chiang. Jan 25, 20 the new onearmed swordsman also features one of my favorite shaw brothers soundtracks yet. As one can expect from animeigo, we are given another solid release here that would rank up there as one of the best toho dvds on the market. If anyone has an accurate list of all these episodes, please email me. Directors cut one of the major factors in the success of the hong kong kungfu film was the considerable martial arts talent of bruce lee. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the one armed swordsman and return of the one armed swordsman. It doesnt feel the needs to needlessly inflate wangs role. He leaps into memorable action on a stunning moat bridge when the love of his life is kidnapped and his best friend is murdered at a gangs stronghold on tiger mountain. Dec 20, 2014 return of the one armed swordsman shaw brothers shawlegends. David chiang in the new onearmed swordsman 1971 full movie. He took his charismatic new star, david chiang, and made him an allnewonearmed hero a man who chops off his right. Attempts at diversification went as far as pairing the blind swordsman with the onearmed warrior popularized by hong kong martial arts star jimmy wang yu in 1971s zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman shin zatoichi yabure tojinken complete with an alternate ending prepared for the chinese market, in which zatoichi bites the dust. Tv for a chance to win a complete roku home entertainment. Overview of zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, 1971, directed by kimiyoshi yasuda, with shintaro katsu, jimmy wang, yukio hamaki, at turner classic movies.
Jimmy wang yu, born wang zhengquan on march 28, 1943, is an actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. David chiang is director chang chehs allnewonearmed hero in a film that deservedly won a prestigious golden horse award for editing. The one armed swordsman was a character that wang yu would play in one form or another for much of his career. The zatoichi film series was produced in the sixties but he appeared in film as late as the eighties.
Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. Its written and directed by takeshi kitano also known as beat takeshi. Return of the onearmed swordsman, also known as onearmed swordsman return, is a 1969 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio. The company is based in hong kong and was foundered by veteran film producers raymond chow and leonard ho. Onearmed swordsman is a rollicking action flick that is built around a series of melodramatic tragedies, fortuitous coincidences and violent confrontations. The series actually began to peter out for me toward the end. The zatoichi the blind swordsman set ends with zatoichis conspiracy 1973, but theres no sense of closure like a book as the character moved onto television from 1974 to 1979, and then katsu returned to the role one last time in zatoichi the blind swordsman 1989. Following is an incomplete list of films, ordered by year of release, featuring depictions of martial arts. Fang gang had lost his arm because someone else hacked it off in a fit of rage. Oct 26, 2017 the new onearmed swordsman chang cheh, 1971. The great anchor of the onearmed swordsman series, jimmy wang yu, had left shaw brothers by 1971 to pursue his own career and path for the onearmed character in movies. All the trivia you can handle about zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman, 1971, directed by kimiyoshi yasuda, with shintaro katsu, jimmy wang, yukio hamaki. In addition, he was one of the most prolific directors of all time.
Their usual films feature a fairly static set of musical cues with many stolen from james bond and various other films, many of which ive come to expect and know very well. The only other chang cheh movie that matches its greatness is five element ninjas. Zatoichi, zatoichi is a fictional character featured in one of japans longestrunning series of films and a television series that are both set during the late edo period 1830s and 1840s. Distribution of these films was done by dainichi eihai zatoichi goes to the fire festival, zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, toho zatoichi at large which toho also coproduced with katsu productions, zatoichi in desperation, and zatoichi at the blood fest, and shochiku which released katsus last zatoichi film in 1989. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman dvd, 2004 for sale. The new onearmed swordsman is fan ke, the dutiful son who exchanges his. For me, conspiracy is the one outandout bad zatoichi, complete with an eyerolling escape and attack sequence.
As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy shintaro katsu became an instant superstar, lending a largerthanlife presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who. If you want an idea of how the unspoken class issues of the jedi movies could have been represented or expressed, you only have to watch martialarts masterpiece one armed swordsman. The colossally popular zatoichi films make up the longestrunning action series in japanese history and created one of the screens great heroes. Zatoichi at large, zatoichi goyotabi is a 1972 japanese film directed by kazuo mori. Return of the one armed swordsman shaw brothers youtube. The new onearmed swordsman is a film directed by chang cheh with david chiang, li ching, ti lung, ku feng, year. Fast sword duo ming jin jian 1971 zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 two of japan and chinas greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a. The video and audio restoration that went into this release is truly amazing. The film features chang chehs usual brand of violent swordplay and bloody effects. The weinstein company has to be commended for releasing the onearmed swordsman on dvd.
It was the 23rd film in the zatoichi film series and the first distributed by toho, while all others were distributed by daiei. Angry guest or e ke is a 1972 shaw brothers film directed by chang cheh from hong kong. Vahsi karate duel of the iron fist 1971 bluray 720p x264. More recently, a new remake film has been shown in theaters in the u. A list of films released in japan in 1971 see 1971 in film. Complete list of shaw brothers martial arts movies rate. Chiang replaced jimmy wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series, the onearmed swordsman and return of the onearmed swordsman.
A clip from the wu xia movie one armed swordswoman1971. The character, a blind masseur and blademaster, was created by novelist kan shimozawa. Zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman 1971 directed by. He made 24 installments between 1962 and 1973, and made the last one 16 years later in 1989. That first film, starring jimmy wang yu and released in 1967, was about one mans anguished response to trauma the unmotivated severing of the. While traveling the countryside, zatoichi comes across wang kang jimmy wang yu, a chinese swordsman protecting a brutally orphaned young child. May 21, 2016 david chiang in the new onearmed swordsman 1971 full movie. The blind swordsman is a dvd talk collector series title. Angry guest or e ke is a 1972 shaw brothers film directed by chang cheh from hong kong, starring david chiang and ti lung, it is a sequel to duel of fists contents 1 synopsis. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. A hong kong japanese co production this film brings together shintaro katsus zatoichi with a variation of jimmy wang yus one armed swordsman.
To fully appreciate the films on this list you should be openminded because some of the craziness that asian directors think of goes way beyond that of what western movie makers. See also if you can find it the new one armed swordsman or in the usa it came out as triple irons. It successes in the film industry are legend and its one of the few movie companies that. Lei li lost his rightarm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long. The new onearmed swordsman 1971 silver emulsion film. The film was on my watch list for some time and thanks to 88 films, i can take off the list and put it up on my dvdbluray shelf.
It adds a new visionary style as wangs martial arts and. Here, the language barrier between zatoichi and the one armed swordsman one is chinese, the other japanese, is a theme that will have had a greater resonance for its native audience rather than those in the west, but the story works well just as a straightforward adventure yarn. Born in san francisco and long employed in hollywood playing bit parts since the early 50s, lee spent many years in hong kong and came to international prominence with the big boss 1971, directed by luo wei. The new onearmed swordsman 1971 stream and watch online. Any filmmaker who can make a picture as powerful as the new onearmed swordsman 1971. Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman 1971 japanese samurai. When a bogus teacher dupes his student into accepting a duel he cannot win, he unfortunately accepts, and ends up losing an arm. Onearmed swordsman was the only latterday one that i found as fun and involving as the ones from the first three eras. A blind japanese swordsman versus a one armed chinese guy with a broken blade. The onearmed swordsman is as masterful a film as kurosawa akiras yojimbo.
Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male antiheroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. Any filmmaker who can make a picture as powerful as the new one armed swordsman 1971. The mantle of onearmed swordsman is passed on to a new character with a wholly different and unrelated origin story. The reason why i started a new series of listings is simply that many asian movies are very different of what we came to know of from american or european cinema. This is a list of all the zatoichi movies starring shintaro katsu. The new onearmed swordsman 1971 directed by chang cheh. Animeigos release of zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, the 22nd film in the long running zatoichi series.
Chang cheh great director profile senses of cinema. If sales are good, theyll continue and eventually release the complete series. Indeed, in 1971, the two were to appear together in zatoichi meets the onearmed swordsman, a film with an interesting history of its own. More than come drink with me by king hu, the onearmed swordsman is the real archetype of wuxiapian so much so that chang filmed the sequel return of the onearmed swordsman in 1969 and a remake, the new onearmed swordsman in 1971. Fair use copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism. Zatoichi meets the one armed swordsman is better than zatoichi meets yojimbo. Frequently asked questions how many zatoichi films were made. I make this specific comparison because each film was made within a genre to which the film contributes genreshattering innovation, while at the same time maintaining certain essential conventions that keep it safely within the genre. The film is noted for being the production that kickstarted a new cycle of wuxia films in hong kong by placing a heavy emphasis on extremely bloody depictions of swordplay. David chiang steps up as the new onearmed swordsmen for director chang. Herein lies the difference between this one armed swordsman, and the original fang gang. The new onearmed swordsman is a 1971 hong kong wuxia film directed by chang cheh and produced by the shaw brothers studio, starring david chiang. Here, lei li actually gambled with his arm the loser of the duel would have to remove it, and retire from society. The new onearmed swordsman chang cheh, 1971 medium.
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