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Friday, July 27, 2007

The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)

The Sentimental Swordsman (1977)
Mandarin | Subtitle : English | 97 min | XVid 720x304 | 96 kbps vbr mp3 | 29 fps | 700 mb
Genre : Martial Arts/Wuxia | Shaw Brothers | RS.com + ftp2share mirrors

A wuxia novel by the celebrated author Gu Long gets the classic Shaw Brothers treatment in The Sentimental Swordsman, a martial arts mystery. Noble swordplay, devious trickery, and thickening intrigue abound in this picture-perfect example of the wuxia genre featuring the studio's top talent including director Chor Yuen, choreographer Tong Gaai, and a superb cast headlined by the dashing Ti Lung. The story follows an alcoholic swordsman Li Xun-huan who returns after ten years to protect the woman he reluctantly left (Candy Yu) from a killer named the Plum Blossom Bandit, but finds himself accused of being this mysterious assassin.

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Due to his own extreme ideals, famed swordsman Li (Ti Lung) has lost everyone dear to him. After his life is saved by a rival swordsman, Li's overwhelming pride means he forsakes the woman he loves and lets her marry his saviour. Now resigned to traveling the country with his loyal aide (Fan Mei Sheng), Li's only comfort is alcohol and the simple life he has now accepted. On one such journey, the lonely swordsman befriends the exceptionally skilled, yet secretive Fei (Derek Yi/Erh Tung-Sheng) who has his own pressures to contend with. Li then finds himself embroiled in a battle to own the highly-prized 'gold armour shirt' - a protective vest that can withstand any blow. As he discovers that many of the people he meets have a hidden agenda, Li realizes that Fei is the only man he can truly trust. This new friendship is put under test when the 'sentimental swordsman' is hunted down by numerous hired killers and framed for a series of crimes he didn't commit. The person behind Li's troubles proves to be elusive, though all the clues seem to point to the legendary 'Plum Blossom Bandit', a disguised figure whose identity has long proved elusive to the martial world.

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