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The Deadly Knives

The Deadly Knives

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 29, 1972

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Action, Drama

User Score

45%

Original Title

落叶飞刀

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

Director

Jang Il-ho

Description

Plotting to obtain the Yen family's land, dastardly Japanese plutocrat Omura bribes Yen nephew Hsu Chien to steal the family seal and land deed. When Hsu Chien is caught in the act, he viciously beats elderly Master Yen to death to cover his actions. Determined to avenge the wrongs committed on his family and his country, young master Yen Tzu Fei blazes a knife-throwing path of revenge that leads him to his love Yue Hua's father, who has corrupt connections with the Japanese