Hong Kong Synopsis
名劍
Li Mak-Jan is a swordsman who has wandered for a number of years searching for the reclusive master swordsman Hua. After encountering two fellow swordsmen, Li comes across his old love, who tells him that not only has their town fallen on hard times (the temple is in ruins) but, worst of all, in the time he has been away she has moved on and married another man. Turns out, her husband is quite evil, of course, and just a little bit insanely jealous as well as very interested in swords, particularly those belonging to masters. The husband sends his henchman to kill Li, but Li escapes.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Sword. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest
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 Sword itself).
The 1979–1981 Hong Kong Window
The Sword holds position #11 of 54 Hong Kong films in the 1979–1981 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Sword premiered alongside 13 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 13 other Hong Kong films in 1980.
The 141st 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
21 audience reviews — more than 43% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #173 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (79th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #103 of 516 (top 20%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | August 14, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0080958 |