With the highlyanticipated release of two king hu masterpieces on home video by the masters of cinema organization, as well as the critical success of hou hsiaohsiens the assassin last year, it seems like the wuxia film is making some inroads into the western critical consciousness. The hollywood reporters 20th annual ranking of the females who rule the business. To protect the swordsmen that reside in his inn, an innkeeper who knows very little kung fu stands up against a merciless professional killer when the. Aria of curse for a holy swordsman the complete series volume. With the same cast, director and screenwriter, the film version continues the initials stories. A discussion about swordsmanship in movies just can not be complete without this great actor who has been face of japanese samurai genre along with akira kurosawa. A complete guide to the toronto international film festival. Already adapted into a 2006 online game, a 2007 stage prequel and a 2009 animated film, the phenominally successful 80episode martialarts sitcom my own swordsman. A film that always makes the top ten list of martial arts masterpieces, this 1967 classic is as timeless today as upon its original release. Business is getting tougher all the time at tongfu inn, run by bottomline businesswoman tong xiangyu, onetime widow of a martial arts hero and now married to younger wannabe hero bai zhantang sha yi and longing to start a family.
The name is james and i love film ranging from silent 20s to highly cgi blockbusters of today. My own swordsman comes by michelle zhang shanghai daily updated. I recently watched two very impressive tv dramas made in china. Andie macdowell and chazz palminteri a few weeks ago during the 27th santa barbara international film festival sbiff i had the pleasure of sitting with the cast from debbie goodsteins film mighty fine 2011 where the film held its north american premier. You can also check out all the classic kung fu dvd releases of 2014 in this post, which include the jimmy wang yu collection the tattooed dragon, one armed boxer, beach of the war gods, man called tiger released. My own swordsman 2011, yan ni, sha yi, yao chen china. My own swordsman 2011 ganzer film deutsch komplett kino. The fate of swordsman is a 2017 chinese film directed by zoe qin. My own movie much influenced by american sitcomclassic friends, which had a huge fan base in china, my own swordsman centers on six characters whose relationships intertwine through friendship, family and romance, and is set in a hostel being managed in ancient china. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of the heavenly swordsman and the spoiled with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Goodbye mr loser should i watch this movie to help my chinese. My favorite purchase this year, the box design is beautiful and having all 25 filmsin both dvd and bluray format from 19621974the final zatoichi film with katsu shintaro from 1989 is not included is indispensable. The butcher, the chef and the swordsman on dvd september 27, 2011. In 2009 she starred in another hit series, the spy drama lurk set in 1945, her performance winning her several acting awards.
When prince fabiouss bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her. It is adapted from the popular online game jian wang 3 jx3. With an entirely new set of actors, this movie continues the story from swordsman 1990. Directed by chang cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male antiheroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. Blademaster and his martial arts school decide to retire to a distant mountain.
Putting together the ranked list of entertainments most powerful women for. Apr 10 aniplex usa to release rascal does not dream of a dreaming girl film on bd. After an eighty episode run on mainland chinese television, shang jings popular kung fu comedy makes the jump to the big screen with this feature version. With danny mcbride, natalie portman, james franco, rasmus hardiker. Gacy house feb 1 feb 12 10 feb 11 1 feb 10 12 feb 09 3 feb 08 3 feb 07 feb 06 8 feb 05 15 feb 04 14. A stylized thriller rooted in a chinese legend about a mystical blade that changes the fate of each of its three ambitious owners. Westerns, horror, world film, basically anything that peaks my interest i own it but asian films are what i prize the most and half of my collection consists of asian films. Women in entertainment 2011 the hollywood reporter. The female leads, pan yintse and chiao chiao, went on to become some of shaw brothers most important lady fighters, and wang followed up his onearmed swordsman triumph with numerous sequels. Donnie yen and peter chan presided over the lighting of a billboard for dragon. Toshiro mifune toshiro and his iconinc pose yojimbo.
The surprise is that with the original director and lead writer, plus virtually all the main cast, on. Also working at the inn are former martial arts heroine guo furong yao. Onearmed swordsman is a 1967 hong kong wuxia film produced by the shaw brothers studio. The film hits cinemas just in time to bring audiences more fun and laughter as they celebrate the 2011 chinese spring festival. To protect the swordsmen that reside in his inn, an innkeeper who knows very little kung fu stands up against a merciless professional killer, when the latter is determined to avenge his dead brother in a bloodbath. Beijing international film festival to debut in april 2011 cri. The angela mao ying collection when taekwondo strikes, the tournament, stoner, the. My own swordsman movie download download my own swordsman my own swordsman summary. The screen wasnt big perhaps no smaller than a small cineplex house in hong kong, and the film was shown in digital projection. The my own swordsman film continues to follow the people of tong fu inn owner tong xiang yu yan ni, temperamental waiterdaughter of. My own swordsman the movie wu3 lin2 wai4 zhuan4 2011 chinese movie database. My own swordsman 2011 01262011 cn action, comedy 1h 37m user score. Business is getting tougher all the time at tongfu inn,run by. The martial arts comedy was one of the most popular tv series of that year and made her a star.
Unfortunately, he didnt have time to use that as his reaction since dom is quick enough to show that he has found another new job for the three of them to do as soon as they got back. So i thought id put together a guide to some of the essential films of the genre. Decent quality but what does one expect from an old bw copy. The butcher, the chef and the swordsman dvd, 2011 ebay. Yao chen sports new shorter hair at press conference for my.
My own swordsman the movie 2011 movie dvd rent download. The butcher, the chef and the swordsman movie movie insider. Season 1 complete the walking dead 2010 teen wolf season 1 episode 110 nikita tv series 2010. A complete guide to the toronto international film. A mighty fine interview with cast of mighty fine 2011. The next time dom breaks into matts flat, matt is a lot more ready to strike at the ranger in return. Yao chen first came to prominence in the hit tv series my own swordsman in 2006. Not a lot of extras although an hour long documentary on the katsu during the time he was making the tv series is very revealing.