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Seven Swords (2005)  link to Seven Swords on IMDb  

Number: 519

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IMDb Rating:
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6.2/10 (8.4K votes)

Also known as: Chat gim

Country: Hong Kong, 153 minutes

Spoken languages: Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Director(s): Hark Tsui

Storyline:
In the early 1600's, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. While many nationalist revolts still brew within the martial artists' community, the newly set-up government immediately imposes a Martial Arts Ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control and order. Wind Fire (Sun Hong-Lei), a surrendered military official from the previous dynasty, sees this as an opportunity to make a fortune for himself by helping to execute the new law. Greedy, cruel, and immoral, Wind Fire ravages the North-western China, and his next goal is to attack the final frontier, Martial Village. Fu Qingzhu, a retired executioner from the previous dynasty, feels the need to put a stop to this brutality and sets out to save Bowei Fortress. He brings Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban from the village with him to Mount Heaven to seek help from Master Shadow-Glow, a hermit who is a master of swords and leads a group of disciples of great ...

Cast:

Leon Lai Yang Yuncong
Donnie Yen Chu Zhaonan
Charlie Yeung Wu Yuanying
Honglei Sun General Fire-Wind
Yi Lu Han Zhibang

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - Mandarin

Location: Drawer 1 Slot 21

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1