A Sword Named Revenge
Seen it?1981 | 101 min | Action
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings or Batman Begins, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Two swordsmen from separate sects band together to kill Ruthless Chi, head of another sect.But did he really die? Events show that the Ruthless killer stills controls the strings and its up to the swordsmen to reveal his true identity.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Li Chia
- Wang Kuan-HsiungYu Pei-yu
- Mu Szu-ChengRed Lilly
- Li HsuanChi Mei-niang
- Chin HanRuthless Chi
- Yu ShanTai-yu
- Li Tung
- Lu Ti
- Goo Chang
- Hsueh Han
- Cliff Ching Ching