The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981)
Original title: 碧血劍
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood is a 1981 Chinese-language action movie directed by Chang Cheh, with a running time of 1h 44m. It stars Phillip Kwok Chui, Candy Man and Chiang Sheng.
Raised to be a righteous martial artist, Yuan kicks off the story proper by finding a cave containing a skeleton, a treasure map, and a manual teaching him the Golden Snake style. Obeying a request hidden in the manual to give a portion of the treasure to the Golden Snake's old girlfriend, Yuan begins to seek the woman out - on the way solving the riddle of the Golden Snake, and how he came to his end.
Where to watch The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
Stream: Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Cast
- Phillip Kwok Chui as Yuan Cheng-chih
- Candy Man as Wen Ching-Ching
- Chiang Sheng as Wen Jing
- Lu Feng as Uncle Wen Nan Yang
- Wong Lik as Grandpa Wen
- Ching Li as Wen Yi
- Yu Tai-Ping as Uncle Wen Bai Yang
- Chu Ko as Wen Fang
- Chu Tit-Wo as Huang Zhen
- Lung Tien-hsiang as Golden Snake
- Kwan Fung as Wen Clan Head
- Hsiao Yu as Mui Jin