

1983·Fantasy·1h 25m
7.1
★









A brother and sister seek vengeance for the death of their parents by honing their martial skills and searching for the legendary Holy Flame sword. To avenge their parents they must fight their way through demons, ghosts, ancient booby-trapped temples, and cultish clans.
Directed by Tony Lou Chun-Ku
martial arts
kung fu
swordplay
wuxia
shocking
psychadelic
irreverent
crazy
whimsical
baffled
exhilarated

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Cast

Max Mok Siu-Chung
Yin Tien Chu

Leanne Liu
Chief Tsing Yin of Er Mei

Yung Jing-Jing
Chuan Erh

Lau Siu-Kwan
Tuan Yuan San

Jason Pai Piao
Ku Pan Kuai

Phillip Kwok Chui
Yama Elder

Yeung Ching-Ching
Tan Fung

Yau Chui-Ling
Ji Fung

Candy Man
Snake boy

Wong Man-Yee
Dan Fung/Tien Chu's mother

Hsiao Yu
Dan Fung/Tien Chu's father

Chiang Tao
Lam May Heung
Crew

Tony Lou Chun-Ku
Director

Tony Lou Chun-Ku
Screenplay

Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor

Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Producer

Richard Yuen Tak
Martial Arts Choreographer

Phillip Kwok Chui
Martial Arts Choreographer

Run Run Shaw
Presenter

Siu Sang
Story
Popular Reviews
9 reviews
Sid
9.0★ · 05/04/25

In many of my reviews one of the criticisms I often give is “felt a bit long at times.” While I of course love some slower burning films, in general, in my heart of hearts, I guess I kind of want every movie to be paced like this.
It is an insane adrenaline rush . Not a second is wasted. We never see people walking to locations or even down hallways (the one time someone does, she literally teleports to make the shot faster). It is near non stop action. Non stop creativity. And the final action scene is one of my favorites of all time.
It is an insane adrenaline rush . Not a second is wasted. We never see people walking to locations or even down hallways (the one time someone does, she literally teleports to make the shot faster). It is near non stop action. Non stop creativity. And the final action scene is one of my favorites of all time.
In many of my reviews one of the criticisms I often give is “felt a bit long at times.” While I of course love some slower burning films, in general, in my heart of hearts, I guess I kind of want every movie to be paced like this.
It is an insane adrenaline rush . Not a second is wasted. We never see people walking to locations or even down hallways (the one time someone does, she literally teleports to make the shot faster). It is near non stop action. Non stop creativity. And the final action scene is one of my favorites of all time.
It is an insane adrenaline rush . Not a second is wasted. We never see people walking to locations or even down hallways (the one time someone does, she literally teleports to make the shot faster). It is near non stop action. Non stop creativity. And the final action scene is one of my favorites of all time.
angelo
9.8★ · 09/24/23

A nauseous masterpiece. The better equivalent to excessive gunfights in American action films. Holy Flame of the Martial World bares no sympathy for its characters even though it’s a revenge story. Constantly throwing you into a fight scene filled with people levitating, swords flying and other inanimate objects zooming through the air. It’s fun, it’s headache inducing but afterwards it’s the greatest hangover you’ve ever had.
A nauseous masterpiece. The better equivalent to excessive gunfights in American action films. Holy Flame of the Martial World bares no sympathy for its characters even though it’s a revenge story. Constantly throwing you into a fight scene filled with people levitating, swords flying and other inanimate objects zooming through the air. It’s fun, it’s headache inducing but afterwards it’s the greatest hangover you’ve ever had.
angelo
9.8★ · 04/09/23

There are many visible flaws seen in the storytelling, they’re constantly rushing the storyline and barely leave any time to breathe for the characters’ development. But this could be seen as a charm for this film.
The fast paced action is what compliments this film’s flaws so well and helps the majority of the film work. The wacky and cheesy confrontations running along with the fast forwarded fight sequences create a big bang of vibrant and beautiful scenery.
The film’s finale is like a psychedelic gut punch with lots of confusing hand gestures, high flying, and techniques that emit colorful energy lasers. One of the most fun and engaging martial arts movies I've seen in a long time. I give less fucks about the flaws bc the experience alone makes this stand as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time
The fast paced action is what compliments this film’s flaws so well and helps the majority of the film work. The wacky and cheesy confrontations running along with the fast forwarded fight sequences create a big bang of vibrant and beautiful scenery.
The film’s finale is like a psychedelic gut punch with lots of confusing hand gestures, high flying, and techniques that emit colorful energy lasers. One of the most fun and engaging martial arts movies I've seen in a long time. I give less fucks about the flaws bc the experience alone makes this stand as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time
There are many visible flaws seen in the storytelling, they’re constantly rushing the storyline and barely leave any time to breathe for the characters’ development. But this could be seen as a charm for this film.
The fast paced action is what compliments this film’s flaws so well and helps the majority of the film work. The wacky and cheesy confrontations running along with the fast forwarded fight sequences create a big bang of vibrant and beautiful scenery.
The film’s finale is like a psychedelic gut punch with lots of confusing hand gestures, high flying, and techniques that emit colorful energy lasers. One of the most fun and engaging martial arts movies I've seen in a long time. I give less fucks about the flaws bc the experience alone makes this stand as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time
The fast paced action is what compliments this film’s flaws so well and helps the majority of the film work. The wacky and cheesy confrontations running along with the fast forwarded fight sequences create a big bang of vibrant and beautiful scenery.
The film’s finale is like a psychedelic gut punch with lots of confusing hand gestures, high flying, and techniques that emit colorful energy lasers. One of the most fun and engaging martial arts movies I've seen in a long time. I give less fucks about the flaws bc the experience alone makes this stand as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time
Nick
7.5★ · 09/02/22

Some great “gore” in this
Some great “gore” in this
David Brook
8.0★ · 06/13/26
