Master of the flying guillotine tells the story of an imperial assassin who mas mastered the use his weapon. The fantastical is commonplace in the loopy world of kungfu cinema, where laws of gravity are widely ignored, the structural integrity of ceilings is constantly threatened, and characters nicknames frequently double as their fighting styles. A fighter confronts a rogue master armed with weapons capable of severing a head from 100 feet away. Watch master of the flying guillotine online 1976 movie yidio. Jimmy wang yu in master of the flying guillotine 1976 master of the flying guillotine. Joness rating of the film master of the flying guillotine christopher m. Master of the flying guillotine wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. A tunisian immigrant living in marseilles, hamida djandoubi, was executed for the tortureslaying of his girlfriend. Now aged 70, he continues to act and last year received the best actor honor at the 15th taipei film festival for his role in fantasy movie soul. Clan of the white lotus 1980, onearmed swordsman 1967, the wrath of vajra 20, the man with the iron fists 2012, the new onearmed swordsman 1971, ashes of time 1994, man of tai chi 20, azumi 2003, the invincible armour 1977, the 36th chamber of shaolin 1978. If its not striking your fancy, nothing about the actual film will. The fact that it played at drive ins across america in 1977 probably didnt hurt either and it had. Master of the flying guillotine is a 1975 taiwanese hong kong martial arts film starring jimmy wang yu, who also wrote and directed the film.
It is a sequel to yus 1971 film one armed boxer, and thus the film is also known as onearmed boxer 2 and the onearmed boxer vs. Master of the flying guillotine 1976 midnight only. Following the shaw brothers flying guillotine film, and jimmy wang yus classic master of the flying. Meanwhile, the onearmed boxer is running a martial arts school, where he teaches his pupils to control their. It is also loosely based of the film flying guillotine.
Considered by critics and aficionados as a paragon of the wuxia wooshaw genre, which you probably know as kungfu movies, this film is a godsdamned blast. At first blush, master of the flying guillotine sounds like a ridiculous gimmick film. How the flying guillotine influenced everyone from. Jones though not as well known, i actually prefer the first onearmed boxer movie to this sequel. Fatal flying guillotines is the first flying guillotine film to get a legitimate north american dvd release courtesy of world video and cav distribution. A buddhist monk betrays his colleagues to steal a deadly weapon from an elderly master. It is a sequel to wangs 1971 film one armed boxer, and thus the film is also known as onearmed boxer 2 and the one armed boxer vs. In this one, the titular master chin kang is seeking revenge on the onearmed boxer wang. Viewers should also take a chance to look at the movie from a worldview bent. The onearmed boxer is stalked by a vengeful flying guillotine expert, after his disciples were killed in the first onearmed boxer film. Jimmy wang yu as the onearmed boxer in master of the flying guillotine kung.
Master of the flying guillotine the 1976 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Onearmed boxer 2, onearmed boxer vs the flying guillotine is a classic and a film ive always immensely enjoyed is that for a good many years i was a smoker. Master of the flying guillotine the grindhouse cinema. Dec 11, 2010 needing a title, the film is dubbed one armed boxer 2, one armed boxer vs. Master of the flying guillotine pathfinder 1975 color 2.
After wangs boxer dispatches two faux tibetan lamas as payback. Contains 10 minutes of previously lost footage audio commentary with film critics wade major and andy klein. The reproduced dvd is in better than new condition extended and remastered for a clean clear picture. Finally they filmed ti lung as a fugitive from the emperors cruelty. It is a sequel to the movie one armed boxer starring jimmy wang yu, who was in the one armed swordsman another movie in which he had one arm despite the fact he is an actor who possesses two complete arms. The blind old man by the name if fung sheng wu chi, uses the flying guillotine to decapitate is opponents, as it can either cut, or lock onto an opponents head and slice it off. One of the most informative and enjoyable commentaries. There something just more piss and vinegary about flying guillotine 2 and i watch hong kong films to savor their over the top ness, so this one is quite satisfying to me. Creaky sound and bleached colour, bad dubbing and some very variable acting all add to the films tackiness. Before long, a fighting tournament is announced, and the participants include the one armed boxer, who was responsible for killing two of the.
Master of the flying guillotine letterboxd social film. Ultimate edition offers fantastic fights, spectacular sights, and a chance to be energetically entertained. With jimmy wang yu, tien wu chu, kang chin, chunerh lung. The master targets the martial arts expert in order to exact revenge for the death of his two disciples. Master of the flying guillotine 1976 original trailer youtube. As explained in the precredit sequence, fung is the last of a group of assassins ordered by the manchu emperor to slaughter rebels allied with the ming resistance. Theres a minimum of complicated exposition, a wealth of characters and fighting techniques, a pounding soundtrack sampled from kraftwerk, neu. Fist of fury part 2 1977 full movie kung fu movies, martial arts kung fu. Revenge of the shaolin master english dubbed kung fu martial arts, martial arts.
Master of the flying guillotine 1975 wang yu, jimmy wang. Best movies like master of the flying guillotine bestsimilar. Buy fatal flying guillotine 1977 dvd from amazons movies store. He also happens to be a master of the most deadly of all weapons, the flying guillotine. O mestre da guilhotina voadora hong kong 1975 cor 93 min direcao jimmy wang yu. Fearless film streaming in hd italiano film completo. The flying guillotines, which not only can be flicked up into the air by their master, but also fly along at a merry old rate for what seemed like miles. Master of the flying guillotine 1975 wang yu, jimmy. In 1975, ho menghua, master of the esoteric weapon kungfu thriller. With carter wong, sing chen, shaopeng chen, szucheng mu.
Master of the flying guillotine opens when the elderly and blind fung sheng wu chi, the titular expert of the airborne headloosener, receives word via carrier pigeon that two of his. After his students are killed by the one armed boxer, a vengeful and blind kung fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across. Master of flying guillotine dvd movie at cd universe. Flying guillotine or master of the flying guillotine, depending on where it is released. Watch master of the flying guillotine online 1976 movie. The flying guillotine 1974 shaw brothers official trailer.
The onearmed boxer attends the tournament, to observe not fight, and soon has to deal with assassins sent after him, including a japanese fighter, an indian yoga fighter, a thai kickboxer, and the titular, revenge seeking, blind master of the flying guillotine. Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi, the one armed boxer vs. France stages its last execution using the guillotine. It is not related to the 1977 hong kong film of the same title. One such effort was the 1977 film, fatal flying guillotines yin yang xie di zi directed by lui shing kung better known as raymond lui and starring carter born invincible wong. Master of the flying guillotine combines eyepopping visuals, unforgettable characters, incredible fight sequences, a spectacular electronic soundtrack and one of the most notorious weapons in film. A onearmed martial arts master is being stalked by an imperial assassin, the master of two fighters killed in the previous film. The concept of the weapon called the flying guillotine had also been explored in the shaw brothers produced movie flying guillotine but master of the flying guillotine is probably the movie that fans and people in general remember the most. The flying guillotines, which not only can be flicked up into the air by their master, but. This flying guillotine has its spiritual origins in boxer, and the film picks up a matter of months after the events of that lm. Thats particularly true in 1975s master of the flying guillotine, a delirious kungfu saga thats being reissued with 12 minutes of previously excised footage.
Another 1970s kung fu movie from taiwan master of the flying guillotine. Stirring this all together, common sense tells us that we now have a thoroughly unremarkable martial arts film, one of the approximately 800,000 that seemed to come out in the 1970s. Master of the flying guillotine martial arts action movies. The film concerns wangs onearmed martial arts master being stalked by an imperial assassin, the master of two fighters the tibetan lamas who were killed in the. In this sequel to 1971s one armed boxer, jimmy wang yu stars as an amputee kung fu master marked for death by fung cheh wu chi kam king, the titular master of the flying guillotine. Master of the flying guillotine 1976, hk is a martial arts film directed by jimmy wang yu. Fu sing wu chi is the blind teacher of the two ching assassins, chow lung and chow fu, killed by the one armed boxer a few years earlier. This film truly deserves a wider audience than it has. Master of the flying guillotine is a 1976 taiwanese wuxia film starring jimmy wang yu, who also wrote and directed the film. When the manchu dynasty employs the master of the flying guillotine in hopes of quelling the resistance stirring within than han people their dynasty had recently been overtaken the master accepts, oblivious to the challenges that could impede him.
Master of the flying guillotine 1975 rotten tomatoes. Master of the flying guillotine tells the story of an imperial assassin who mas mastered the use his weapon the flying guillotine surprise. Find release information for master of the flying guillotine 1975 wang yu, jimmy wang yu on allmovie. Always been a fan of this movie, i personally find it much richer than its predecessor, though master of the flying guillotine is possibly my favorite kung fu films of the 70s. Master of the flying guillotinedvd the grindhouse cinema. Praesent vestibulum tempor augue, vel egestas nulla commodo quis. A similar weapon threatens james bond in octopussy 1983 while on a trip to india, but, sadly, the assassin. After his students are killed by the one armed boxer, a vengeful and blind kung fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and. Master of the flying guillotine synopsis a martial arts master embarks on a bloody path of revenge after two of his students are slain. The best way i can describe why master of the flying guillotine 1975 aka. Mar 14, 2017 this flying guillotine has its spiritual origins in boxer, and the film picks up a matter of months after the events of that lm. Search, discover and share your favorite master of the flying guillotine gifs.
Master of the flying guillotine opens when the elderly and blind fung sheng wu chi, the titular expert of the airborne head. When the onearmed boxer is invited to attend a martial arts tournament, his efforts to lay low are unsuccessful, and the assassin soon tracks him down with the help of his three subordinates. Interestingly, the weapon used in the film was a complete fabrication. Master of the flying guillotine 1976 directed by jimmy. Master of the flying guillotine is the debut album of american rapper jumpsteady. Fatal flying guillotines 1979 full movie faia, kung fu, art history.
See more ideas about martial arts, kung fu and martial arts movies. Then he tosses a little spinning beretlike disc that has sawblades inside and out and a little cagelike sack that drops over the victims head. Master of the flying guillotine combines eyepopping visuals, unforgettable characters, incredible fight sequences, a spectacular electronic soundtrack and one of the most notorious weapons in film history. Master of flying guillotine dvd for sale some of the best fighting seen with a great story line. Genero artes marciais idioma chines pagina no imdb em ingles. Needing a title, the film is dubbed one armed boxer 2, one armed boxer vs. In 1975, ho menghwa made the first flying guillotine film for the shaw brothers studios and it. But as the flying guillotine master is blind, he starts his quest by becoming a serial killer of onearmed men. The case claims this is a restored edition, but that deals more with the added scenes, as opposed to a visual restoration. The film was not just a sequel, but an entry in a specific subgenre of flying guillotine movies, preceded by the shaw brothers flying guillotine 1975.