On paper, a filmic marriage between Tsui Hark and King Hu seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, their attempt at a collaboration quickly fell into ruin. Tsui invited Hu to direct Swordsman, his 1990 ...

His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't.

The 1991 Hong Kong actioner Swordsman II—or The Legend Of The Swordsman, as this DVD edition would have it—continues the curious HK cinema tradition of sequels that are superior to the original. (See ...

When Ang Lee made "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", he revealed that the films of director King Hu were a strong influence. "The Swordsman" was one of Hu's last films, and revived the swordsmen genre ...

The best example of the swordfighting wave that re-emerged during Hong Kong cinema’s golden age of the 1980s and early 90s, Swordsman II features Jet Li Lianjie and Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia in a ...