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Master of the Flying Guillotine

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long chain. Upon enveloping one's head, the blades cleanly decapitate the victim with a quick pull of the chain. The Boxer's adversary is the assassin Fung Sheng Wu Chi, who is blind, is an expert user of the Flying Guillotine, and relies on others to identify one-armed men, whom he then kills. When the One-Armed Boxer is invited to attend a martial arts tournament, his efforts to lie low are unsuccessful, and the assassin soon tracks him down with the help of his three subordinates competing in the tournament: a
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lure, each time the blind assassin throws his weapon, it becomes snagged on one of the bamboo poles effectively removing the inner blades of the assassin's deadly weapon; however, as it still contains a jagged outer edge it is still a formidable weapon. The One-Armed Boxer then proceeds to convert a coffin-maker's shop into an elaborate trap. Once the weapon is finally destroyed, the One-Armed Boxer engages the assassin in a duel and defeats him.
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The film concerns Wang's one-armed martial arts master being stalked by an imperial assassin, the master of two fighters (the Tibetan lamas) who were killed in the previous film. The title refers to the assassin's weapon, the "flying guillotine", which resembles a hat with a bladed rim attached to a
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The One-Armed Boxer leaves the tournament and, using a series of traps, defeats the assassin's subordinates. Unable to directly confront the deadly assassin himself, the One-Armed Boxer devises a plan that uses misdirection. Taking advantage of the assassin's blindness by using bamboo poles as a
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has been called the Holy Grail of the Hong Kong martial arts movies of the '70s, and now that it has been lovingly restored and given a regular theatrical release, it's easy to see why." Joey O'Bryan of
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rated it 1.5/5 stars and wrote, "his silly production stands as a dinky reminder of why martial arts film fell out of favor during the mid-1970s". J. Doyle Wallis of
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called it "a delirious kung-fu saga" that is "wild even by the genre's lenient standards". Rabin concludes, "Goofy Z-movie fun of the highest order,
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rated it 4/5 stars and called it "a complete guilty pleasure that leaves you feeling high off its empty b-movie fun". Mike Pinsky of
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rated it 2/5 stars and called it "a mess" that fails to live up to the epic brawl promised by the alternate title. Nathan Rabin of
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who seeks revenge for two lamas killed by Tien Lung in the first film and is a master of the deadly "flying guillotine" weapon.
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wrote that the film toys with and subverts many martial arts film cliches, which makes it surprising and entertaining.
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The soundtrack has been referenced and sampled extensively, including the use of "Super 16" in Tarantino's
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called it "near-great" and "a venerable example of the kung fu genre". Kevin Thomas of the
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bands, and includes: "Super" (Opening theme) and "Super 16" (Master Fung's theme) from
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has cited the film as "one of my favorite movies of all time." The character
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needs to be seen to be believed, and even then defies belief." Phil Hall of
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First Films (H.K.) & Cheng Ming (H.K.) Film Co.
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Lung Fong as Lee Kun Man, known as Tiger Fists / Nose-Picking fight
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rated the film 57/100 based on eleven reviews. Elvis Mitchell of
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Hau Pak-wai as Cheung Shung, known as fighter with a long braid
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Wang Yu reprises his role as Yu Tien Lung, a skilled one-armed
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as Chang Chia Yu, known as fighter with a three-section staff
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Epoch Entertainment (Cinema Epoch) & Pathfinder Pictures
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has been compared to the Indian assassin in the film. In
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Doris Lung as Wu Shao Tieh, a daughter of Wu Chang Sang
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was released in 1977, without Wang Yu's involvement.
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Tang Tak-Cheung as Tung Erh, known as Praying Mantis
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Master of the Flying Guillotine (album)
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Yale Romanization
IPA

Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
IPA
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Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Jimmy Wang
Lau Kar-wing
Philip Kwok
wuxia
Jimmy Wang Yu
One-Armed Boxer
Chinese martial artist
lama
Tibet
Quentin Tarantino
Thai boxer
yoga

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