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The Swordsman

Directed by	King Hu Ching Siu-Tung (uncredited) Ann Hui (uncredited) Andrew Kam (uncredited) Tsui Hark (uncredited)
Produced by	Tsui Hark
Written by	Jinyong (novel) Kwan Man-Leung
Starring	Sam Hui Cecilia Yip Jacky Cheung Sharla Cheung Fennie Yuen
Music by	Romeo Díaz, James Wong
Cinematography	Andy Lam, Peter Pau
Editing by	Marco Mak, David Wu
Release date(s)	April 5, 1990 May 22, 1990
Running time	120 min. (original)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Followed by	Swordsman II

The Swordsman or Swordsman (traditional Chinese: 笑傲江湖; simplified Chinese: 笑傲江湖; pinyin: Xiào Ào Jiāng Hú; Cantonese Yale: Siu3 Ngou6 Gong1 Wu4) is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia-action film. King Hu is the director credited, but he is alleged to have left the production, and it was finished by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.

[edit] Controversy

Upon the film's initial release in Hong Kong, it was criticised for the casting choice of Sam Hui in the starring role, as the Cantopop singer was perceived as being too "modern" for a period martial arts film.

[edit] Box office

The film grossed HK $16,052,552 at the Hong Kong box office.[1]

[edit] External links

HK cinemagic entry
The Swordsman at the Internet Movie Database
The Swordsman at Allmovie

v • d • e Films directed by Ann Hui

1970s and 1980s	The Secret (1979) • The Spooky Bunch (1980) • The Story of Woo Viet (1980) • Boat People (1982) • Love in a Fallen City (1984) • The Romance of Book and Sword (1987) • Princess Fragrance (1987) • Starry is the Night (1988)

1990s	Swordsman (uncredited, 1990) • Song of the Exile (1990) • My American Grandson (1991) • Zodiac Killers (1991) • Boy and His Hero (1993) • Summer Snow (1995) • Ah Kam (1996) • As Time Goes By (1997) • Eighteen Springs (1997) • Ordinary Heroes (1997)

2000s	Visible Secret (2001) • July Rhapsody (2002) • Jade Goddess of Mercy (2003) • The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2006) • The Way We Are (2008) • Night and Fog (2009)

v • d • e Tsui Hark filmography

Director	The Butterfly Murders (1979) • Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980) • We're Going to Eat You (1980) • All the Wrong Clues (1981) • Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) • Shanghai Blues (1984) • Aces Go Places 3 (1984) • Working Class (1985) • Peking Opera Blues (1986) • A Better Tomorrow 3 (1989) • The Master (1989) • The Swordsman (1990) • King of Chess (1991) • Once Upon a Time in China (1991) • The Raid (1991) • Once Upon a Time in China II (1992) • Green Snake (1993) • Once Upon a Time in China III (1993) • The Lovers (1994) • Once Upon a Time in China V (1994) • Love in the Time of Twilight (1995) • The Blade (1995) • The Chinese Feast (1995) • Tristar (1996) • Double Team (1997) • Knock Off (1998) • Time and Tide (2000) • The Legend of Zu (2001) • Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002) • Seven Swords (2005) • The Warrior (2006) • Missing (2008) • All About Women (2008) • Detective Dee (2010)

Collaborating director	The Banquet (1991) • Twin Dragons (1992) • Triangle (2007)

Writer/producer	A Better Tomorrow (1986) • A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) • A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987) • The Laser Man (1988) • The Big Heat (1988) • Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior (1989) • Deception (1989) • Just Heroes (1989) • The Killer (1989) • A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990) • Spy Games (1990) • A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991) • New Dragon Gate Inn (1992) • Swordsman II (1992) • The Wicked City (1992) • Iron Monkey (1993) • The East is Red (1993) • The Magic Crane (1993) • Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993) • Black Mask (1996) • Shanghai Grand (1996) • A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997) • Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997) • Master Q 2001 (2001) • The Era of Vampires (2002) • Xanda (2004)

Collaborators	Nansun Shi • Ching Siu-tung • John Woo • Johnnie To • Ringo Lam

Related media	Film Workshop • Once Upon a Time in China film series • Aces Go Places film series • Hong Kong New Wave

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