The Emperor’s armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone’s head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head. (Source: Letterboxd) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 薛迪子
- Also Known As: Xue Di Zi
- Screenwriter: Ni Kuang
- Director: Ho Meng Hua
- Genres: Action, Historical, Drama, Martial Arts
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Cast & Credits
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![Chen Guan Tai in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)]( "Chen Guan Tai in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)")
Chen Guan TaiMa TangMain Role -
![Wai Wang in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)]( "Wai Wang in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)")
Wai WangA Kun / Xu ShuangMain Role -
![Ku Feng in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)]( "Ku Feng in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)")
Ku FengXin Kang [Chief]Main Role -
![Norman Chui in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)]( "Norman Chui in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)")
Norman ChuiZhou Zhi Zhong [F.G. squad member]Support Role -
![Li Peng Fei in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)]( "Li Peng Fei in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)")
Li Peng FeiYan Le BuSupport Role -
![Wang Han Chen in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)]( "Wang Han Chen in The Flying Guillotine Hong Kong Movie (1975)")
Wang Han ChenWangSupport Role
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Chen Kuan Tai is the most skilled killer on the squad. He figures out the emperor is ordering the executions of scholars and ethical government officials and though he’s sworn an oath to the emperor he can no longer be his assassin. Someone else is scheming to use the guillotine squad to take out personal enemies and impediments on their path to the throne and hates the moral minded killer. Chen flees with a lovely musician and they start a life together elsewhere, but the emperor’s men never give up keeping them on the run.
Lots of kung fu and wild guillotine action. The kung fu was okay, but given that CKT was actually trained in the martial arts, the fight scenes seemed slow and stodgy. That didn’t stop them from breaking all the furniture in the room though! Plenty of unsuspecting people lose their heads with the flying killing machines while their loved ones or colleagues look on in horror.
Even with all the action and actual character development of the lead the story seemed slow at times. Wai Wang played a great dastardly villain, but didn’t seem to have enough time on screen to be a more menacing threat. Despite those drawbacks, I never expect much from kung fu movies. This one kept my attention and if you enjoy kung fu movies it’s worth seeing for the creative guillotine fights.
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