A Sword Renounced
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Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge, this is Zatoichi Versus The Flying Guillotine (1972). Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge."
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Cast
22 people
Teruo Sakamaki
Zatoichi
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Chiang Tao
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Return to the 36th Chamber
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Yin-Han Yeh
Chung Hsun Tu
Tu Chung-Hsun
Chun-Hsiung Lin
Chen Pei-ling
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Bruce Li's Magnum Fist
The Furious Avenger
Lung Fei
Known for
One-Armed Boxer
Yu Sung-Chao
Known for
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Chen Hung-Lieh
Known for
Come Drink with Me
The Cub Tiger from Kwang Tung
Chang Feng
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Chu Shao-Hwa
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Tu Chong-Hsun Director · Chun Hsiung Lin Writer
First release December 31, 1973 · Produced in Taiwan · Production Fu Hua Film Company
Production
Foo Hwa Cinema Co., Ltd.
Production
Fu Hua Film Company
Production
Taiwan
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Original title
Mang jian xue di zi
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · December 31, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
January 1, 1974
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