The Flying Guillotine
6.6
The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.
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3 films
Cast
34 people
Chen Kuan-tai
Ma Teng
Known for
Crippled Avengers
The Boxer from Shantung
Ku Feng
Xin Kang
Known for
The Mighty Peking Man
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Wai Wang
Ah Kun / Xu Shuangkun
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Chiang Yang
Emperor Yung Cheng
Known for
The Super Inframan
Liu Wu-Chi
Mrs. Ma Yu-Ping
Known for
The Golden Lotus
Ai Ti
Wanzhu
Also in
The Stud and the Nympho
36 Secrets of Courtship
Wong Yu
Xie Tianfu
Known for
Dirty Ho
Rouge
Lam Wai-Tiu
Luo Peng
Known for
The Mighty Peking Man
Norman Tsui Siu-keung
Zhou Zhizhong F.G. sqad member
Known for
Duel to the Death
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks
Ricky Hui Koon-Ying
Cheng Ziping F.G. sqad member
Known for
Mr. Vampire
Wu Chi-Chin
Chen Xinyi F.G. sqad member
Known for
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Lei Lung
Cha Zhiliang F.G. sqad member
Also in
The Water Margin
Finger of Doom
Ho Meng-Hua Director · Ni Kuang Writer Wang Fu-Ling Composer
First release February 18, 1975 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Chinese, Portuguese
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
血滴子
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Portuguese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · February 18, 1975
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 21, 1977 · Theatrical
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