What Price Survival
Jul 14 1994
•2h 36m
•Action
A duel between two master swordsmen for the hand of a beautiful young maiden leads to a 20-year-old grudge that proves deadly. One of the swordsmen’s, Pai Fukuo’s, son is kidnapped and raised by the rival swordsman, who tell him his real parents were murdered by Pai Fukuo. The child grows up and seeks revenge on Pai Fukuo, whom he believes has murdered his “real” parents, not knowing that Pai Fukuo is his true father. A modern swordplay reinterpretation of the Wang Yu classic One-Armed Swordsman.
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David Chiang Da-Wei
Pai Fu-Kuo
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Wang Ching-Kuo
Damian Lau Chung-Yan
Wu An-Kuo
Wu Hsing-Guo
Wang Ning
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