While shooting his feature film version of Seven Swords director Tsui Hark also oversaw the production of a television series - Seven Swordsmen - based on the same epic novel with most early reports saying that the TV series is preferable to the film. This is not surprising considering how much Hark had to cut to get his film to managable length, not an issue on television. The full series box has been released and while the individual discs did not include subtitles, the full set does.
In this kung fu saga set in 17th century China, the Manchurians have taken over the country from the Ming dynasty rulers. As the new Ching government begins a crackdown on martial arts practitioners, seven kung fu masters, each of whom carry a sword that represents one of the seven states of being, must struggle to keep their art and themselves alive. Based on the classic martial arts novel by renowned novelist Liang Yusheng.
SEVEN SWORDS is an epic story of love, betrayal, friendship, heroism, and masterful swordplay.
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