The East Is Red (1993 film)

The East Is Red
Theatrical poster
Traditional Chinese	東方不敗 - 風雲再起
Simplified Chinese	东方不败 - 风云再起
Literal meaning	East the Invincible - The Storm is Rising Again
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dōngfāng Bùbài - Fēngyún Zàiqǐ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Dung¹ Fong¹ Bat¹ Baai⁶ - Fung¹ Wan⁴ Zoi³ Hei²
Directed by	Ching Siu-tung Raymond Lee
Screenplay by	Roy Sze-to Charcoal Tan Tsui Hark
Produced by	Tsui Hark
Starring	Brigitte Lin Joey Wong Yu Rongguang
Cinematography	Tom Lau
Edited by	Chun Yu Keung Chuen-tak
Music by	William Hu
Production companies	Film Workshop Long Shong Pictures Ltd Golden Princess Film Production Ltd
Distributed by	Newport Entertainment Ltd
Release date	21 January 1993 (1993-01-21)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin
Box office	HK$11,248,503.00

The East Is Red (also known as Swordsman III; released in the Philippines as The Great China Warrior), is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film. The main character in the film is loosely based on Dongfang Bubai, a character in Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The film was produced by Tsui Hark, was co-directed by Ching Siu-tung and Raymond Lee and starred Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong and Yu Rongguang. The film is regarded as a sequel to The Swordsman and Swordsman II.^[1]