The Hidden Sword
7.5
The widow of a famed general teams up with an impostor posing as her late husband and schemes to steal the secrets of an elderly master swordsman. Their plans are complicated by the master's grandson, who is himself torn between his filial duty and the affections of his adopted sister.
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Cast
12 people
Xu Qing
阚智慧
Known for
Looper
24 Hours to Live
Joanne
Zhang Aoyue
孔鼎义
Known for
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Chinatown 1900
Jessie Li
青青
Known for
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Port of Call
Huang Jue
沈飞雪
Known for
Reset
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Geng Le
二堡
Known for
In the Heat of the Sun
Angels Wear White
Chen Kuan-tai
Known for
Crippled Avengers
The Boxer from Shantung
Li Guangjie
Known for
The Wandering Earth
Drug War
Li Bo
Also in
Braveful Police
Between Us
Xiong Xinxin
Known for
The Blade
Once Upon a Time in China III
Ma Daming
Also in
Unexpected Family
Strange Chronicles of Tang
Guo Wandong
Street Performer
Also in
Misty Assassination
Master of the Nine Dragon Fist: Wong Ching-Ho
Xu Haofeng Director · Shao Dan Cinematographer He Sisi Editor
First release August 27, 2017 · Produced in China · Production Beijing Culture 北京京西文化
Production
Poly Film Investment
Production
Beijing Culture 北京京西文化
Production
China
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Languages
Original title
刀背藏身
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Canada · August 27, 2017
Theatrical
China · July 19, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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