The Deadly Knives
5.8
Plotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew Hsu Chien to steal the family seal and land deed. When Hsu Chien is caught in the act, he viciously beats elderly Master Yen to death to cover his actions. Determined to avenge the wrongs committed on his family and his country, young master Yen Tzu Fei blazes a knife-throwing path of revenge that leads him to his love Yue Hua's father, who has corrupt connections with the Japanese
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Ching Li
Guan Yue Hua
Known for
The Boxer from Shantung
Ling Yun
Yan Zi Fei
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Lily Li
Jiao Jiao
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The Young Master
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Ching Miao
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Heroes of the East
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Chen Yanyan
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Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Chan Shen
Ishikawa
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Dean Shek Tin
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Drunken Master
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Liu Gang
Yan's Clan Man
Known for
The New One-Armed Swordsman
Jin Bong-jin
Xu Qian
Known for
Shadowless Sword
Five Fingers of Death
Tang Ti
Guan
Known for
The One-Armed Swordsman
Lee Ho
Japanese
Known for
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Ku Wen-Chung
Mayor Ma
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
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Jang Il-ho Director · Chung Kuo-heng Screenplay Stanley Chow Fook-Leung Composer
First release June 29, 1972 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 落叶飞刀
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Shaw Brothers
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Hong Kong SAR China
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Original title
落叶飞刀
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 29, 1972
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No release date listed for United States.
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