Duel to the Death
“Two Countries. Two Warriors. One Battle. One Survivor.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 57, rated by 1 admin.
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Two national sword champions approach a ceremonial duel while other factions attempt to control the outcome. Ching Siu-tung fills the action with extravagant ninja tactics and acrobatic invention. The dramatic passages move more slowly, but the combat supplies a clear reason to make room for this accomplished wuxia oddity.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 3/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 3/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 8.5/10
“The ceremonial duel has attracted an unusually disruptive supporting cast.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 57
Synopsis and movie facts
In 16th century, during the Ming dynasty era, every ten years the greatest swordsman from Japan faces the greatest swordsman from China in a duel to the death for their nation's honor. As a duel approaches, Chinese champion Bo Ching-Wan and Japanese champion Miyamoto uncover a plot to rig the fight.
- Released
- 1983
- Directed by
- Tony Ching Siu-tung
- Running time
- 86 min
- Original title
- 生死決
Starring
- Norman Tsui Siu-keung as Miyamoto Ichiro
- Damian Lau Chung-Yan as Bo Ching-Wan
- Flora Cheong-Leen as Sing Lam
- Eddy Ko Hung as Kaneda
- Paul Chang Chung as Master Hsia-Hau
- Kwon Yeong-moon as Shaolin Abbot
- Yeung Chak-lam as Shaolin Senior Monk
- Hon Kwok-choi as Bo Ching-Wan's Master
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 50572.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review praises the director's action pedigree while finding the non-action scenes slower and less engaging.
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