THE MAGIC BLADE (Hong Kong, 1976)
Director: Chor Yuen
Starring: Ti Lung, Lo Lieh, Ching Li, Tanny Tien Ni 

We’ve been aching to show The Magic Blade for ages, and we’re thrilled that time has finally come. One of the finest wuxia films ever made (#85 on Time Out Hong Kong’s list of the Greatest Hong Kong Films of All Time), The Magic Blade is a near-perfect mixture of swordplay, fantasy, martial arts, heroic bloodshed (and we do mean bloodshed), and more Ti Lung greatness that any moviegoer could ever ask for. Adapted from Gu Long’s celebrated novel, The Magic Blade is a career highlight for both director Chor Yuen (with one of several Long novels he brought to the screen) and star Ti Lung, giving one of his finest performances, paired with an equally terrific Lo Lieh in some of the best choreographed fights in Shaw Brothers history. It remains one of the true classics of the entire Shaw Brothers library and is not be to be missed under any circumstances. So don’t.