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The Deadly Knives (1972) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1972 · 88 mins · Chinese
- Directed by
- Jang Il-ho
- Starring
- Lau Kong, Lily Li, Yuen Woo-Ping, Liu Gang, Dean Shek Tin, Jin Bong-jin
Omura, a Japanese magnate, schemes to seize the Yen estate and bribes nephew Hsu Chien to steal the seal and deed. When caught, Hsu savagely murders Master Yen. Determined to avenge his family and country, master Yen Tzu Fei follows a knife‑throwing path of vengeance that leads him to lover Yue Hua’s father, a man with corrupt ties to Japanese.
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