China Synopsis
双旗镇刀客
Honoring his father's dying words, a young man comes to the dusty desert village of Double Flag Town to claim his bride. Everyone looks down upon him because he looks inept and ignorant. When he kills a man who is attempting to rape his bride, he provokes the wrath of the Lethal Swordsman who is the rapist's brother and also a famous killer. Will our hero choose to escape with his bride or face the Lethal Swordsman? A highly stylized martial-arts film, in the style of Sergio Leone meets Hiroshi Teshigahara.
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The 1990–1992 China Window
In the crowded 1990-1992 China release window, The Swordsman in Double Flag Town sits at #8 of 9. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in China, 41 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Swordsman in Double Flag Town premiered alongside 3 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 3 other China films in 1991.
The 35th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
14 audience reviews — more than 26% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #640 of 946 China films indexed here (32nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Adventure productions specifically: #120 of 178 (top 67%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Xi'an Film Studio |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102917 |