One Armed Swordsman (Subtitled) 1967

One Armed Swordsman (Subtitled) 1967 ONE-ARMED SWORDSMAN Release date: 1967 Director: Chang Cheh Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu Plot: A supreme swordsman is saved from a murderous attack by his servant, who dies in his master's place. The swordsman takes the servant's son, Fong Kong as his own,teaching him everything that he knows. The swordsman's daughter grows jealous of Fong, and in an attack she orchestrates, Fong's arm is lopped off. He is cared for by another woman, but theirlife together is quickly disrupted when a rival martial arts school starts killing off everyone. Fong defends himself but is badly beat up. He studies diligently and learns the one-armed sword technique, then returns and slaughter everyone. Review: This was a ground-breaking film. Sword-hero films were not rare, but this was the first of the films to feature extreme violence and brutality, which would become the staple of all the kung-fu films to follow. It is also probably Wang Yu's best film, or at least among them.