Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi)
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After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.
Cast
- Yu Wang
- Kang Chin
- Jimmy Wang Yu
- Chung-erh Lung
- Tien Wu Chu
- Chia Yung Liu
- Chun-Erh Lung
- Lung Wei Wang
- Chia-Yung Liu
- Lung-Wei Wang
- Chien-Po Tsen
- Fei Lung
- Hou-Chiang Chi
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- Apr 18, 2026
One of the coolest things ever. Nonstop action. Nonstop crazy ideas for action. A movie to turn everyone who watches it into a 12-year-old boy.
Will SloanNov 11, 2014I got to experience this crazy and insanely entertaining martial arts film for my first time on the big screen in New York, with the star/writer/director Jimmy Wang Yu himself just three theater rows ahead of my father and I in the crowd. A fun Q&A, pictures, handshakes and…
Ryan FrancisFeb 8, 2026Utterly bonkers kung fu action. Master of the Flying Guillotine is a sequel to Jimmy Wang Yu's The One Armed Boxer, though as the title suggests, the ante is upped with the inclusion of titular weapon; one of the craziest inventions in Hong Kong martial arts cinema. Wang Yu…
Slig001 - Oct 10, 2023
At the risk of hyperbole: I'd rank this as one of those sequels, in the vein of "Terminator 2,” that represents a meteoric leap over its predecessor—everything that was fun or exciting about "One-Armed Boxer" feels present here, only amped up to an insane degree, to the…
HKFanaticJun 20, 2014Super 16 Autobahn Rubycon Just last week I heard some joker (actually my boss and pal and founder of the company I work for) crediting William Friedkin with discovering Tangerine Dream for soundtrack music. Everyone should know it was actually Jimmy Wang Yu. And that…
lairdMar 26, 2023Master of the Flying Guillotine takes the politics of the previous One-Armed Boxer and blows it up into a critique of Chinese imperialism. Here, we find the mainland in a state of transition between the old Ming Dynasty and the new Qing Dynasty; the eponymous Master of the…
ScreeningNotes - Jul 19, 2022
Well now, I guess you've come here to fight. I'm sorry, it's not convinient. Edges out One Armed Boxer in setpieces, characters, and energy. The final fight/chase sequence alone is top tier, just in terms of camerawork. And as always, it's fun to play spot the hip-hop or…
SpaghettiNoircomplete wuxia insanity. an old dude with a swastika on his chest throws a decapitating buzzsaw hat and blows up several buildings before getting tossed through a roof
comrade_yuiNov 25, 2015How the hell have I never seen this? MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE is one of the most iconic old school kung-fu films of all time! It can easily be shelved along the work of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH in terms of pop culture recognizability.…
Justin Decloux
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- William Luckenbach lovedMaster of the Flying Guillotine
This was so insanely over the top and I loved every minute of it. There’s not a lot of actual substance here but this was just so much fun. If you’re a fan of cheesy 70s grind house kung fu movies, you should definitely check this one out. 8/10
Jacob likedMaster of the Flying Guillotinehonestly pretty flimsy but it doesn't be pretend to be something it's not. great action as per usual with old kung-fu flicks. If you like this kinda thing, definitely give it a watch.
Sonny lovedMaster of the Flying GuillotineSo dope
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Metacritic
Just know that you'll owe Master of the Flying Guillotine for the pleasure you'll get from viewing a venerable example of the kung fu genre.
A.O. Scott
The New York Times
The low-budget Master lacks the polish and romance that made Crouching Tiger so popular. But for old-fashioned raw energy, it's tough to beat.
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
Simultaneously modern and yet gorgeously primitive with its budget sets and simple but influential score, this is not just a film re-release but a film event.
Kim Morgan
Portland Oregonian
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975)?
The movie is 1hr 21min long.
What's Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975) about?
After his students are killed by the One Armed Boxer, a vengeful and blind Kung Fu expert travels to a village where a martial arts contest is being held and vows to behead every one armed man he comes across.
Who's the cast of Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975)?
- Yu Wang
- Kang Chin
- Jimmy Wang Yu as Liu Ti Lung, The One-Armed Boxer
- Chung-erh Lung
- Tien Wu Chu
- Chia Yung Liu
- Chun-Erh Lung as Wu Shao-tieh
- Lung Wei Wang
- Chia-Yung Liu as Chang Chia Yu
- Lung-Wei Wang as Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma
- Chien-Po Tsen as Nai Men Thai boxer
- Fei Lung as Win-Without-a-Knife Yakuma Jiro
- Hou-Chiang Chi
Who's the director behind Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975)?
Yu Wang and Jimmy Wang Yu directed Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975).
Who produced Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975)?
Cheuk-Hon Wong produced Masters of the Flying Guillotine (Du bi quan wang da po xue di zi) (1975).
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