ICFS presents Tsui Hark’s The Blade (1995)

Featuring a secret surprise second feature!

Tsui Hark masterpiece flips the sword fighting hero genre inside out with his revisionist look at the cinematic legend of the proverbial One-Armed Swordsman, who – having lost an arm – must learn to embrace his loss to overcome. This time, however, instead of focusing on the honor, dignity, and art found in all traditional sword fighting hero films, Tsui Hark forces us to examine the brutal barbarism at their core.

Critic Kristina Winters writes: "I have never seen a more frenetic and bloodier and full-of-sweaty-man-butts film... I now need to watch it at least six more times."

Not Rated. Cantonese w/English Subtitles. 105 minutes.