Hong Kong Synopsis
獨臂拳王大破血滴子
“It's A Mean Machine – Cuts Your Head Off Clean!”
A one-armed martial arts master is being stalked by an Imperial assassin, the master of two fighters killed in the previous film. When the One-Armed 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: a Thai boxer, a yoga master, and a kobojutsu user.
The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window
38 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Master of the Flying Guillotine sits at position #9.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Master of the Flying Guillotine premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #324 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Fantasy productions specifically: #27 of 75 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Taiwan |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | First Films |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | April 24, 1976 |
| IMDb | tt0072913 |