Rape of the Sword

Rape of the Sword

Film poster
Traditional 盜劍
Simplified 盗剑
Mandarin Dào Jiàn
Cantonese Dou6 Gim3
Directed by Yueh Feng
Produced by Runme Shaw
Written by Wong Baak-yat
Starring Li Li-Hua
Lee Ching
Chan Hung-lit
Kiu Chong
Tien Feng
Music by Wang Fu-ling
Zhou Lan-ping
Cinematography Pao Hsueh-li
Edited by Chiang Hsing-lung
Production
company
Distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates
  • 8 November 1967 (1967-11-08)
Running time
78 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Mandarin

Rape of the Sword is a 1967 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Yueh Feng and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring Li Li-Hua, Lee Ching, Chan Hung-lit, Kiu Chong and Tien Feng.

Plot

The film starts out with two students fighting over the inheritance of their deceased master's sword called the "Green Frost Sword". Eventually, Han kills the other student and takes the sword. Han then brings it back to the king.

Later, General Zhong Ki, his daughter Zhong Jiao Long, and her servant Geng Liu Niang visit the king. The king later forces the general to make his daughter marry Prince Lu Tian Xia. Then at night, Geng, revealing herself to be an expert martial artist, goes to steal the "Green Frost Sword". She brings Jiao Long away to save her from marrying the prince. The prince arrives with his henchmen and a big fight occurs in which Geng seriously wounds the prince. Geng and Jiao Long then go into hiding. Jiao Long becomes Geng's disciple where she teaches her kung fu.

The king sees his son wounded and that the "Green Frost Sword" is gone. Han knows who the culprit is and the king sends him to find the suspect.

The next day Geng leaves a note to Jiao Long and leaves, but Han finds her. Geng is then revealed to be the widow of the student Han killed in the beginning of the film. They then fight and Han overpowers Geng, heavily injuring her while taking the sword back. Han assumes that she is dead. Jiao Long sets out and manages to find her teacher.

One day, Jiao Long goes out and meets a good bandit named Lo Yiu Hu. Jiao Long fights briefly with him before bringing him home where he finds out who her teacher is. Lo turns out to be the disciple of Geng's kung fu elder sister. The three of them revolt against the evil king and get the "Green Frost Sword" back. They also meet a rebellious nobleman Master Liu who joins them.

They engage in a big fight where Han is eventually killed but Prince Lu Tian Xia manages to get away. In the end, the heroes decide to retreat and hope to get the prince later.

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