The Flying Dagger
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The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's son. The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try to protect the noble family. Wandering swordsman Ying Qing saves the family in a fight, using his own flying dagger skills, but his allegiances and motives are unclear.
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Cast
45 people
Cheng Pei-pei
Yu Ying
Known for
Mulan
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Lo Lieh
Yang Qing
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Five Fingers of Death
Cheng Lui
Chu Wenxiong
Known for
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Yang Chi-Ching
Flying Dagger Jiao Lei
Known for
Come Drink with Me
The One-Armed Swordsman
Ching Miao
Chief Yu Yuan
Known for
Heroes of the East
Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Lam Kau
Ying's Eldest Brother
Known for
Drunken Master
Chui Chung-Hok
Hu Dake
Also in
Come Drink with Me
Return to the 36th Chamber
Lee Ho
Green Dragon's Thug
Known for
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Liu Gang
Song's Son
Known for
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Yau Lung
Song's Son
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
Cliff Lok
Song's Son
Known for
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Ku Feng
Chief Song Jingang
Known for
The Flying Guillotine
The Mighty Peking Man
Chang Cheh Director · Lee Chi-Sin Screenplay Wang Fu-Ling Composer
First release June 18, 1969 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 飛刀手
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
飛刀手
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 18, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Türkiye
October 15, 1973 · Theatrical
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