The Assassin DVD
Prosperity Film
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87 Minuten
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EAN:
4895067301933
Sprache:
Kantonesisch/Mandarin
Land:
Hong Kong
Jahr:
1993
The Assassin
This epic action adventure film, set in the 18th century, tells the bloody story of Tong Po Ka whose forbidden love transforms him from a simple farmer into the number one killer/swordsman. Po Ka's "forbidden love" is portrayed by the very beautiful Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam. Her performance here is top notch. He is sent to prison where, because he has been unrepentant and smashed the courtroom and his jailers, he is subjected to "the Eye-Closing Penalty" (eyes SEWN shut). Po Ka is given a chance to regain his freedom when he must kill seven other prisoners to survive. He survives but his freedom is costly. He must serve the evil eunuch Ngai Chung Yin and join his band of killers. Ngai renames Po Ka, calling him Tong Chop, as in "chop in two halves." The final sequence of ASSASSIN is a tour-de-force of martial arts. The movie is full of classic kung fu battles and intense swordplay with many beheadings, torso splittings, severed limbs, poison drinks, beautiful young girls, giant dildos, perverted eunuchs, betrayals and gruesome revenges. The director of this film keeps the action moving with fluid camera movement and crisp editing. If you are a fan of the "swordsman" genre in Hong Kong cinema, then this film is a must see.