Seven Swords
七劍
“ Seven heroes one adventures. ”
CINEMA2005-07-25
RegionAU / CN
Runtime152 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A return to ensemble wuxia, rebuilding the heroic world through history, collective action and a darker martial landscape.”
“A return to ensemble wuxia, rebuilding the heroic world through history, collective action and a darker martial landscape.”
“Tsui Hark returns to the jianghu with an ensemble of swordsmen, elaborate weapons and a darker epic scale.”
Storyline
In the middle of the 17th century, the Manchus conquered China and founded the Ching dynasty. Due to widespread uprisings against the new rulers, the study and practice of traditional martial arts is forbidden and punishable by death. The unscrupulous leader of a troop of mercenaries takes advantage of this situation to make a fortune with the boun...
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Tsui Hark
KEYWORDS
martial artsswordtraitormercenarydynastyswordsmanb movie17th century
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