The Blade | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 刀 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 刀 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Tsui Hark | ||||||||||
Written by | Koan Hui Tsui Hark So Man-Sing | ||||||||||
Produced by | Tsui Hark Raymond Chow | ||||||||||
Starring | Vincent Zhao Moses Chan Hung Yan-yan Song Lei Austin Wai Chung Bik-ha Valerie Chow | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Venus Keung | ||||||||||
Edited by | Tsui Hark Kam Ma | ||||||||||
Music by | Raymond Wong William Hu | ||||||||||
Production companies | Film Workshop Paragon Films | ||||||||||
Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 101 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$3,308,775 (Hong Kong)[1] |
The Blade is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film co-written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Vincent Zhao, Moses Chan, Hung Yan-yan, Song Lei, Austin Wai, Chung Bik-ha and Valerie Chow. This film is notable for its unusual style, which includes dramatic close-ups, employment of colour gels, and frenetic camera use during the fight sequences.