Master of the Flying Guillotine
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| Traditional Chinese | 獨臂拳王大破血滴子 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 独臂拳王大破血滴子 | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 獨臂拳王大破血滴子 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 独臂拳王大破血滴子 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Jimmy Wang | ||||||||||
| Written by | Jimmy Wang Yu | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Wong Cheuk-hon | ||||||||||
| Starring | Jimmy Wang Yu Kom Kang Doris Lung Lau Kar-wing Philip Kwok | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Chiu Yao-hu | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Kwok Ting-hung | ||||||||||
| Music by | Frankie Chan | ||||||||||
Production company | First Films (H.K.) & Cheng Ming (H.K.) Film Co.
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| Distributed by | Epoch Entertainment (Cinema Epoch) & Pathfinder Pictures | ||||||||||
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Running time | 93 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese | ||||||||||
Master of the Flying Guillotine is a 1976 Hong Kong wuxia film directed, written by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu. It is a sequel to Wang's 1972 film One-Armed Boxer, and is also known as One-Armed Boxer 2 and The One-Armed Boxer vs. the Flying Guillotine.
Wang Yu reprises his role as Yu Tien Lung, a skilled one-armed Chinese martial artist. In Master of the Flying Guillotine, Tien Lung must defend himself against various martial artists seeking to end his life–including the title character, a blind lama from Tibet who seeks revenge for two lamas killed by Tien Lung in the first film and is a master of the deadly "flying guillotine" weapon.
Director Quentin Tarantino has claimed Master of the Flying Guillotine to be among his favorite films. A prequel titled Fatal Flying Guillotine was released in 1977, without Wang Yu's involvement.