Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Soul of the Sword (1978)


Soul of the Sword was released in 1978.It is one of Ti Lung's best Shaw Brother's movies.It is directed by Hua Shan,whose credits include Angel Force, Disciples of Shaolin Temple(Fortune Star),Little Dragon Maiden,Portrait in Crystal,Tales of an Eunuch,Usurpers of Emperor's Power,Flying Guilotine 2,Kill a Jaguar,Super Inframan.It also stars Ku Feng(Avenging Eagle,New One Armed Swordsman),Li Chen Chi(Battle Wizard,Heaven and Hell),Norman Chu(Duel to the Death,Bastard Swordsman 1&2)

In the world of martial arts,the king of swords(Ku Feng) is ready to retire.He has been on top of the game for decades.A young boy Nameless(Ti Lung) has seen most of his battles.After watching a young swordsman with his wife challenge King of Swords,the young man loses the duel along with his life.His wife decides to take her life by stabbing herself with her lover's sword.Days later Nameless tries to assassinate King of Swords and fails.King of Swords spares his life and tells him if he wants to challenge him he must challenge him to a duel.Nameless then grows up to be a man and fights his way to the top,to finally one day challenge King of Swords and take his title.

This is one of Ti Lung's early movies.As well as one of his best.His fighting ability and acting ability is superb.He stops at nothing to challenge all of the swordsmen to defeat Ku Feng.

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