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Rating: 7 stars

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Flying Guillotine II (1978)

Directed by Hua Shan, Cheng Kang

Eastern | Action

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Overview

The emperor’s reign of terror expands. Heroic outlaw Ma Teng joins a squad of female rebels, whose leader is torn between family loyalties.

Length 88 minutes

Actors

Ti Lung | Shih Szu | Ku Feng | Lo Lieh | Wai Wang | Shih Chung-Tien | Nancy Yen Nan-See | Lau Luk-Wah | Wong Chung | Fan Mei-Sheng | Cheng Kang-Yeh | Ku Kuan-Chung | Szu-Chia Chen | Cheng Miu | Ku Wen-Chung | Chih-Ching Yang | Shum Lo | Wang Han-Chen | Keung Hon | Lau Wai-Ling | Shih Ping-Ping | Chan Mei-Hua | Lam Fai-Wong | Hong Hoi | Yuen Shun-Yi | Tang Tak-Cheung | Tai Kwan-Tak | Lee Sau-Kei | Cheung Chok-Chow | Gam Tin-Chue | Cheung Hei | Goo Chim-Hung | Wong Ching-Ho | San Kuai | Ng Yuen-Fan | Brandy Yuen | Wong Chi-Keung | Leung Seung-Wan | Chin Yuet-Sang | Chik Ngai-Hung | Law Keung | Ting Tung | Sai Gwa-Pau | Ching Si | Yat Chor Yuen | Tang Wing-Siu | Wong Jing-Jing | Chi Ping Chang | Yuen Bun | Yuen Biao | Fung Ging-Man | Corey Yuen | Sharon Yeung | Alan Chui Chung-San | Ngaai Fei | Chui Fat | Lo Wai | Yuen Cheung-Yan | Wong Mei | Fung Hak-On | Yuen Wah | Tino Wong Cheung | Lee Hang | Wynn Lau | Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen | Kong Chuen | Cheung Chi-Hung | Lam Yuen

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

wanted to revisit this after reading about all the issues during production. also I couldn’t recall much of it despite viewing it a few months ago (this is common having watched so many kung fu films in such a short period of time; they become a blur).

To notice many of the filming and editing issues you would have to be very familiar with both the directors tasked to helm the film to understand how this really is a patchwork of scenes with different styles.

This movie definitely ups the action from the first film in addition to more vicious decapitations and deadly weapons. I love, love, love the all female guillotine squad.

I knew that was Akira Ifukube’s score (his scores are frequently repurposed in Shaw Productions without proper attribution) but couldn’t place it before. It’s from DAIMAJIN which I’m less familiar with so now it makes sense. Fits perfectly here with the darker plotting of this movie.

For a sequel with such a troubled production and completely different cast that really barely follows the events from the previous Shaw Flying Guillotine movie, this is a pretty damn good movie. Ku Feng is a super badass as the evil emperor.

Also a rare end credits sequence over the freeze frame before the final “The End” card.

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