Swordsman

About Swordsman

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it.

King Hu and Raymond Lee Wai-Man directed Swordsman, a 1990 action adventure film. Its themes are wuxia and martial arts.

Sam Hui appears as Ling Wu Chung, Cecilia Yip Tung as Kiddo, Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau as Au Yeung, and Sharla Cheung Man as Ren Ying Ying. It runs 117 minutes and was released in April 1990.

The screenplay is by Edward Leung Yiu-Ming and Jason Lam Kee-To. In the United States it streams on Criterion Channel.

Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Matrix make useful companions to Swordsman. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 96 votes.