1982 Hong Kong film directed by Li Han-hsiang

Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of his friend Chung-Chieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, Pao Chiao. Even against impossible odds, he will prove a great warrior.

1987 action film by John Woo

Leaving behind an inch of sword in the spent corpses of his opponents, Tuan Changqing is known as the Deadly Breaking Sword. After barely surviving a duel, one of his foes is treated by the diabolical Dr. Kuo, who uses his powers of mind control to transform the man into a somnambulistic killer. After Tuan Changqing teams up with Rabelaisian gambler Xiao Dao, the story proceeds as a comical kung fu buddy flick.

铁中棠(狄龙 饰)为大旗门掌舵人云翼的义子，大旗门仇人司徒笑(艾飞 饰)追杀铁及云次子铮(罗莽 饰)，意图探索大旗门秘密宝藏之下落。铁得知必须往长春岛见「日后」，便知大旗门之一切。铁赴长春岛，发现「日后」已死，但却碰见夜帝铁毅(唐菁 饰)──大旗门之始创人，而铁则为其亲生儿子……

Master of the "swordplay thriller" genre, Chor Yuen and renowned kung-fu choreographer Tang Chia tell the fabulous tale of the "Fastest Swordsman in the World" facing the "1000 Face Devil" and no less than seven murderers.

许洛（狄龙 饰）和未婚妻王菊英（李丽丽 饰）交往多年，彼此之间感情十分要好，终于，两人决定步入婚姻的殿堂，然而，就在婚礼的当天，许洛竟然抛弃了王菊英，和名叫罗茵（恬妮 饰）的寡妇走到了一起。原来，罗茵一直苦苦单恋着许洛，无奈流水无情，于是，罗茵找到了一位邪恶的降头师（谷峰 饰），让降头师在许洛身上施法。
王菊英在偶然之中知道了事件的真相，并且震惊得知自己已经被下了致命的“死降”，愤怒的她找到了另一位降头师，想要和罗茵对抗。与此同时，罗茵的前男友梁家杰（罗烈 饰）亦加入了战局之中想要夺回自己的爱人，一场混战即将拉开序幕。

Despite Kuang Hsu's enthronement as the last reigning Emperor of China, his ability to rule effectively is overshadowed by the ever-present power of the Dowager Empress. When his attempts to reform the Imperial system are thwarted by the Dowager Empress, he attempts to curb her power. His efforts are not successful, and this failure leads directly to his own death and the end of Imperial rule in China. The Dowager Empress, though, ends her days comfortably and in peace.

A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud that could lead to catastrophic consequences for all involved.

Two rival swordsmen in imperial China, poncho-clad Fu Hung-Hsueh and Yen nan-Fei vie with a power-hungry villain for the deadly Peacock Dart and fend off waves of expert killers during their journey.