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Luo ye fei dao

  • 19721972
  • 1h 28m
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Yan Zi Fei and Guan Yue Hua are returning home in love and plan to tell their parents but once they arrive back they find that there is a conflict between the two families. Guan Fun Lin is w... Read allYan Zi Fei and Guan Yue Hua are returning home in love and plan to tell their parents but once they arrive back they find that there is a conflict between the two families. Guan Fun Lin is working with Master Ogawa to assist the Japanese in taking possession of the Yan family's f... Read allYan Zi Fei and Guan Yue Hua are returning home in love and plan to tell their parents but once they arrive back they find that there is a conflict between the two families. Guan Fun Lin is working with Master Ogawa to assist the Japanese in taking possession of the Yan family's forest - by fair means or foul. With Master Yan refusing to sell, Ogama continues his plott... Read all
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    • Director
      • Il-Ho Jang
    • Writer
      • Kuo-Heng Chung(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Li Ching
      • Yun Ling
      • Lily Li
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    • Director
      • Il-Ho Jang
    • Writer
      • Kuo-Heng Chung(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Li Ching
      • Yun Ling
      • Lily Li
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    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Li Ching
    Li Ching
    • Kuan Yue-hua
    Yun Ling
    Yun Ling
    • Yen Tzu Fei
    Lily Li
    Lily Li
    • Chiao-chiao
    Shen Chan
    Shen Chan
    • Ishikawa
    Hsi Chang
    Hsi Chang
    • Kuan butler
    Feng-Chen Chen
    • Hsu Chien
    Yanyan Chen
    Yanyan Chen
    • Mrs. Kuan
    • (as Yen-yen Chen)
    Shao-Lin Chiang
    Shao-Lin Chiang
    Kang Chin
    • Budo expert
    Miao Ching
    Miao Ching
    • Boss Omura
    Feng Erh
    • Yen butler
    Hsieh-Su Fung
    Chia-Chi Hu
    Hsing Chung Hung
    • Budo expert
    Hsiung Kao
    Hsiung Kao
    • Chung student
    Ki-joo Kim
    Ki-joo Kim
    • Budo expert
    • (as Chi-Chu Chin)
    Wen-Chung Ku
    Wen-Chung Ku
    • The Governor
    Ching-Ying Lam
    Ching-Ying Lam
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    • Director
      • Il-Ho Jang
    • Writer
      • Kuo-Heng Chung(screenplay)
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      This film was also released later under the title "The Deadly Knives".

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    Engaging plot and quite brutal
    Yan Zi Fei and Guan Yue Hua are returning home in love and plan to tell their parents but once they arrive back they find that there is a conflict between the two families. Guan Fun Lin is working with Master Ogawa to assist the Japanese in taking possession of the Yan family's forest – by fair means or foul. With Master Yan refusing to sell, Ogama continues his plotting, using deceit, betrayal and ultimately bloody violence to get what he wants.

    After seeing some modern films which appear to be referencing the films of the Shaw Brothers, I decided to make a bit of effort to actually watch some of the originals and, as such, I have come to a few of them with the rather "tongue-in-cheek" approach of modern films in mind. It isn't that I have expected total cheese but certainly some element of cheesiness is in my mind when I click play. As a result some of them have taken me by surprise and The Deadly Knives (Luoye Fei dao) is one such film. The plot begins with a very abrupt setup as we quickly learn Ogawa wants this land (in a scene we he says this and then the scene ends!) and that our two main characters are in love. From there the film gets better with the plot and I found the various betrayals and twists to be pretty engaging. What helped this is that there is very little comedy (maybe one or two moments) but mostly it is very brutal. The fight scenes are spread out but are always pretty bloody and intense but more noticeably there is a real thread of sexual violence running through the film. Rape is implied and although some nudity is in here, generally it is shown in a fair way that is not exploitative – the damage it does and the cruelty of it is clear.

    The fight sequences are well done, in particular the very large sequence which closes the film; the camera is steady and allows you to see what is happening and this is appreciated as it really lets you appreciate the coordination of all the individual movements. It may not have the wire-fu excesses but the complexity and intensity of it is more than enough. The cast do the action well but also handled the acting side too. Yun Ling plays Fei without a lot of depth and character but he makes a solid central character even if he overacts his despair a bit too much. Li Ching is good as well and convinces more in her pain. The best of the bunch for me was Lily Li's Chiao-Chiao (or Jiao Jiao as my subtitles had it) as she brought character with a small look (her feelings for her foster brother) and also her genuine fear of the violence against her – it was a brutal performance. The villains of the film are enjoyably cruel and well delivered so that they are excessive but not to the point of becoming pantomime characters.

    I enjoyed how engaging and brutal this film was, it is not perfect but the action is good, the plot has meaning and consequence and the narrative provides plenty of brutality and twists to keep the attention.
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    • Release date
      • June 29, 1972 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Fists of Vengeance
    • Production company
      • Shaw Brothers
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      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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