The Spirit of the Sword

1982 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · 81 VOTES · DIR. Chor Yuen

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Overview

In this film, there are 5 main clans ruling the martial world, each representing one of the 5 elements - fire, metal, water, wood and earth. Each year they hold a martial arts competition to decide which one of the 5 clans will rule the world. The story is centered around one of these tournaments, as a catastrophe arises when an evil samurai killer shows up 49 days before the start and tries to assassinate the current leader who happens to be from the Water clan.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,101 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:31 Over the time there were many martial arts heroes;
00:03:08 a duel is held inside the magic cave at Tai Lake
00:05:50 Sorry, Miss Duckweed?
00:07:58 Hurry.
00:13:27 Uncle Fo, what does my brother want to see me for?
00:16:06 they will come again tonight.
00:20:35 Haven't I told you?
00:23:26 Just tell us where he is.
00:26:27 Madam.
00:31:15 Why are you dressed like this?
00:34:26 No idea?
00:37:15 The Chief told us to go there.
00:40:19 I was a good friend of your brother's.
00:42:35 Since Baoyu is going there
00:44:40 What a pretty lady
00:49:01 You are...
00:52:37 Leng Bingru of Green Wood Clan.
00:56:23 would you be the mistress of Starry Lodge?
00:59:16 Yes.
01:04:02 but I forgot to ask which clan you belong to.
01:07:39 you'll soon feel numb.
01:10:10 What do you want to do?
01:14:28 So in the martial arts world
01:17:22 Sister Star, what are you doing here?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,101
Dialogue density12.0 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:17:22

Production Record

DirectorChor Yuen
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes81