The Blade (film)
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| Traditional Chinese | 刀 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刀 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
| Written by | Koan Hui Tsui Hark So Man-Sing | ||||||||||
| Produced by | Tsui Hark Raymond Chow | ||||||||||
| Starring | Vincent Zhao Moses Chan Hung Yan-yan Song Lei Austin Wai Chung Bik-ha Valerie Chow | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | Venus Keung | ||||||||||
| Edited by | Tsui Hark Kam Ma | ||||||||||
| Music by | Raymond Wong William Hu | ||||||||||
Production companies | Film Workshop Paragon Films | ||||||||||
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 101 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Box office | HK$3,308,775 (Hong Kong) | ||||||||||
The Blade is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film co-written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Vincent Zhao, Moses Chan, Hung Yan-yan, Song Lei, Austin Wai, Chung Bik-ha and Valerie Chow. This film is notable for its unusual style, which includes dramatic close-ups, employment of colour gels, and frenetic camera use during the fight sequences.