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1992 Hong Kong wuxia film This article is about the Hong Kong film. For the Canadian film sometimes subtitled The Swordsman II, see Gladiator Cop.
Swordsman II
Theatrical poster
笑傲江湖之東方不敗
Directed byChing Siu-tung
Screenplay by
  • Hanson Chan
  • Tang Pik-yin
  • Tsui Hark
Based onThe Smiling, Proud Wandererby Jin Yong
Produced byTsui Hark
Starring
  • Jet Li
  • Brigitte Lin
  • Rosamund Kwan
  • Michelle Reis
CinematographyTom Lau
Edited byMarco Mak
Music byRichard Yuen
Productioncompanies
  • Film Workshop
  • Long Shong Pictures
  • Golden Princess Film Production
Distributed byGolden Princess Amusement
Release dates
  • 24 January 1992 (1992-01-24) (Taiwan)
  • 25 March 1992 (1992-03-25) (South Korea)
  • 26 June 1992 (1992-06-26) (HK)
Running time
  • 107 minutes (Hong Kong)
  • 99 minutes (United States)
  • 112 minutes (Taiwan)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$34,462,861

Swordsman II (笑傲江湖之東方不敗), also known as The Legend of the Swordsman, is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia film[1] loosely adapted from the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong. It was the second part of a trilogy: preceded by The Swordsman (1990) and followed by The East Is Red (1993). Directed by Ching Siu-tung,[2] Swordsman II starred Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis in the leading roles. None of the original cast from the previous film return except Fennie Yuen.

Set in Ming dynasty China, the plot follows Linghu Chong, a swordsman from the Mount Hua Sect, who travels the countryside with Yue Lingshan, who secretly loves him. Caught in the war between the invading Japanese and the Sun Moon Cult, they discover that Dongfang Bubai, the evil leader of the Sun Moon Cult, has located the Sacred Scroll, which has transformed him into a woman while improving his martial arts prowess to near-invincibility. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

Synopsis

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Linghu Chong, Yue Lingshan and members of the Mount Hua Sect are planning to retire from the jianghu. They learn that Dongfang Bubai has seized control of the Sun Moon Cult and is secretly plotting with some Japanese rōnin to start a rebellion against the Ming Empire. Dongfang Bubai had castrated himself to master the skills in a highly-coveted martial arts manual, and his appearance has become more feminine even though his prowess is near-invincible.

Linghu Chong meets Dongfang Bubai by chance without knowing his true identity, mistakes him for a woman, and falls in love with "her". Dongfang Bubai knocks out Linghu Chong and imprisons him in an underground dungeon. In the dungeon, by coincidence, Linghu Chong meets Ren Woxing, Ren Yingying's father and the former leader of the Sun Moon Cult. They escape from captivity together and meet Xiang Wentian, a cult elder loyal to Ren Woxing. One night, Dongfang Bubai tracks down the Mount Hua Sect members and kills them while his lover Shishi distracts Linghu Chong.

Linghu Chong takes Yue Lingshan, Ren Yingying, Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian with him to confront Dongfang Bubai on a cliff. In the ensuing battle, Dongfang Bubai apparently dies after falling off the cliff. Ren Woxing regains control of the cult and starts killing those who pledged loyalty to Dongfang Bubai. Linghu Chong and Yue Lingshan secretly escape with help from Xiang Wentian and Ren Yingying because they know that Ren Woxing cannot tolerate them.

Cast

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  • Jet Li as Linghu Chong
  • Brigitte Lin as Dongfang Bubai
  • Michelle Reis as Yue Lingshan
  • Rosamund Kwan as Ren Yingying
  • Waise Lee as Hattori Sengun
  • Chin Kar-lok as Sarutobi Kazuki
  • Lau Shun as Xiang Wentian
  • Fennie Yuen as Lan Fenghuang
  • Yen Shi-kwan as Ren Woxing
  • Candice Yu as Shishi
  • Cheung Kwok-leung as Eunuch Hong

Alternative versions

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The United States version has nine minutes of the original film cut and was released under the title Legend of the Swordsman. It is dubbed in English and retains the original music score.

The Hong Kong version is in Cantonese and it retains the nine minutes of extended footage and gory violence.

The Taiwanese version, which is dubbed in Mandarin, contains an additional four minutes of rare extended and gory footage that was removed in the United States and Hong Kong releases, bringing the total runtime to 112 minutes. It has some different music scores and features Jet Li's original voice. It has aired on Chinese Television System many times.

Production

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In the Mandarin-dubbed version of the film, Rosamund Kwan and Fennie Yuen speak Sichuanese instead of Standard Mandarin. This was meant to enhance the fact that their characters are of the Miao ethnic group.

Music

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The original soundtrack album for the film, "Ching Hsia Lin/ Swordsman 2" (traditional Chinese: 東方不敗 － 林青霞 電影音樂紀實; simplified Chinese: 东方不败 －林青霞 电影音乐纪实; pinyin: Dōngfāng bù bài - línqīngxiá diànyǐng yīnyuè jìshí) was released by BMG Music Taiwan in 1992. It contains 20 tracks with 3 sound recordings at the scene.

Ching Hsia Lin/ Swordsman II OST東方不敗－林青霞 電影音樂紀實
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released1992
LanguageMandarinCantonese
LabelBMG Taiwan Music Inc
No. Traditional Chinese title Simplified Chinese title Pinyin English translation Remarks
1 "東方不敗就在附近" "东方不败就在附近" Dōngfāng bù bài jiù zài fùjìn "Dongfang Bubai is nearby" Sound recording at the scene.
2 只記今朝笑（粵語） 只记今朝笑（粤语） Zhǐ jì jīnzhāo xiào Only remember the smile today Ending theme; Cantonese version (vocals by Rosanne Lui).
3 退隱 退隐 Tuìyǐn Retirement
4 斷弦（粵語） 断弦（粤语） Duànxián Broken string Cantonese version (vocals by 周小君).
5 "原來是你" "原来是你" Yuánlái shì nǐ "It's you" Sound recording at the scene.
6 伏擊 伏击 Fújí Ambush
7 邂逅 邂逅 Xièhòu Encounter
8 燒寶典 烧宝典 Shāo bǎodiǎn Burning the scroll
9 濃情 浓情 Nóng qíng Passion
10 天地醉（音樂版） 天地醉（音乐版） Tiāndì zuì Drunkenness of heaven and earth
11 "望青霞" "望青霞" Wàng qīng xiá "Looking at Brigitte" Sound recording at the scene.
12 天地醉（國語） 天地醉（国语） Tiāndì zuì Drunkenness of heaven and earth Mandarin version performed by Brigitte Lin (not in the film).
13 告別 告别 Gàobié Biding farewell
14 比劍 比剑 Bǐ jiàn Sword match
15 只記今朝笑（國語） 只记今朝笑（国语） Zhǐ jì jīnzhāo xiào Only remember the smile today Ending theme; Mandarin version performed by Brigitte Lin.
16 圍攻 围攻 Wéigōng Laying siege
17 傾心 倾心 Qīngxīn Admiration
18 曲諧 曲谐 Qū xié Harmonic tune
19 斷弦（國語） 断弦（国语） Duànxián Broken string Mandarin version
20 只記今朝笑（音樂版） 只记今朝笑（音乐版） Zhǐ jì jīnzhāo xiào Only remember the smile today Music version

The theme song from The Swordsman, Chong Hoi Yat Sing Siu (traditional Chinese: 滄海一聲笑; simplified Chinese: 沧海一声笑; pinyin: Cānghǎi Yī Shēng Xiào; Jyutping: Cong1-hoi2 Jat1 Sing1 Siu3; lit. 'A Sound of Laughter in the Vast Sea'), performed in Cantonese by Samuel Hui in the first film, was played in a few scenes in Swordsman II.

Reception

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Critical reception

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Brigitte Lin's performance was listed as one of the "Great Performances" by Richard Corliss under TIME magazine's "All-TIME 100 Movies".[3] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6.79/10.[4]

Box office

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The film grossed HK$34,462,861 at the Hong Kong box office and remains Jet Li's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong to date.

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
12th Hong Kong Film Awards 23 April 1993 Best Actress Brigitte Lin Nominated
Best Film Editing Marco Mak Nominated
Best Art Direction James Leung, Chung Yee-fung Nominated
Best Costume Make Up Design William Chang, Bruce Yu Won
Best Action Choreography Tony Ching, Yuen Bun, Ma Yuk-sing, Cheung Yiu-sing Nominated
Best Original Film Score Richard Yuen Nominated
Best Original Film Song 只記今朝笑—Swordsman II
  • Composer: James Wong
  • Lyricist: James Wong
  • Singer: Rosanne Lui
 Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Jet Li | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica". 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Swordsman 2 (1992)". Hong Kong Cinemagic. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ^ Corliss, Richard. "All-TIME 100 Movies". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "THE LEGEND OF THE SWORDSMAN (XIAO AO JIANG HU ZHI: DONG FANG BU BAI) (SWORDSMAN II)". rottentomatoes.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jin Yong
Characters
  • List of characters
  • Dongfang Bubai
  • Dugu Qiubai
Schools and organisations
  • Mount Hua School
  • Five Mountain Sword Schools Alliance
  • Shaolin School
  • Wudang School
  • Others
Film adaptations
  • The Proud Youth (1978)
  • The Swordsman (1990)
  • Swordsman II (1992)
  • The East Is Red (1993)
Television adaptations
  • The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984)
  • State of Divinity (1996)
  • State of Divinity (2000)
  • The Legendary Swordsman (2000)
  • Laughing in the Wind (2001)
  • Swordsman (2013)
  • New Smiling, Proud Wanderer (2018)
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