Hong Kong Master of the Flying Guillotine is a Hong Kong–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
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.
Hong Kong × Taiwan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Taiwan titles
Fantasy + Action in Hong Kong
49 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Master of the Flying Guillotine itself).
The 1975–1977 Hong Kong Window
Master of the Flying Guillotine holds position #9 of 38 Hong Kong films in the 1975–1977 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Master of the Flying Guillotine premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1976.
The 63rd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
83 audience reviews — more than 78% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among Hong Kong films.
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 |