Hong Kong Synopsis
新獨臂刀
“It slashes! It smashes! It rips you apart! It's the bloodiest weapon of the martial arts! Watch it outdo Kung-Fu!”
Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of his friend Chung-Chieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, Pao Chiao. Even against impossible odds, he will prove a great warrior.
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Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The New One-Armed Swordsman itself).
The 1970–1972 Hong Kong Window
The New One-Armed Swordsman holds position #8 of 24 Hong Kong films in the 1970–1972 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 The New One-Armed Swordsman premiered alongside 10 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other Hong Kong films in 1971.
The 17th 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
61 audience reviews — more than 72% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (57th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #239 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #149 of 516 (top 29%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 42m |
| Release Date | February 7, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0069518 |