Duel to the Death

Titre original : Xian si jue

1983
R
1h 26min

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7,2/10

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The best sword master from China vs the best sword master from Japan. Who will win?

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Wuxia Action Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance

La bataille du meilleur maître d'épée de Chine contre le meilleur maître d'épée du Japon.La bataille du meilleur maître d'épée de Chine contre le meilleur maître d'épée du Japon.La bataille du meilleur maître d'épée de Chine contre le meilleur maître d'épée du Japon.

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NOTE IMDb

7,2/10

2,5 k

MA NOTE

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 2 nominations au total

Anecdotes
The English subtitles on the 2021 Blu-ray release by Eureka uses names for the Japanese characters that are different from those on previous releases of the film. Norman Chu's character, previously known as "Hashimoto", is here referred to as "Miyamoto Ichiro"; and the character played by Eddy Ko, previously known as "Kenji", is here called "Kaneda". According to the audio commentary by Frank Djeng, the translated names used on previous editions were incorrect, and the new edition's replacement names are more accurate.

Gaffes
Wires are noticeably visible in some shots during the final battle.

Citations
Ching Wan: Don't you sometimes feel sad for us martial artists? If we're incompetent, then we can easily get killed. But if we're good, then either we challenge other masters or we ourselves keep getting challenged and can never have peace.
Hashimoto: Do you regret it?
Ching Wan: I don't regret the life I've chosen. Do you?
Hashimoto: Neither do I.

Versions alternatives
UK VHS versions of this film were cut by 5 seconds to remove all shots of shuriken (ninja throwing stars), as these were on the no-no weapons list of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) at the time. When resubmitted to the BBFC in 2004 under revised guidelines in which shuriken were no longer a problem, the film was passed uncut for the UK DVD release.

Connexions
Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)

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10/10

Swords clang and blood flows in this classic Hong Kong flick!

Duel to the Death (1982) is Ching Siu-tung at his best! Classic Kung-Fu at it's best. See wire work and kinetic martial arts at it's best. The plot is old hat (China vs. Japan) but the action is pure eye candy! Ching Siu-tung went on to become on of the elite action directors in the Hong Kong Cinema (check out A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer and The Heroic Trio films and see why!) The movie was re-released in the United States but it's the cut version. I advise you to seek out the uncut Hong Kong version, you wont be disappointed!

You can see that this movie is still very influential. Even to this day film makers such as "Q" love this film.

Highly recommended!