A Sword Renounced
1973, Chinese. Directed by Tu Chong-Hsun.
Also known as The Blind Swordsman's Revenge, this is Zatoichi Versus The Flying Guillotine (1972). Zatoichi is "born Wu Ching Hui, he was kidnapped by pirates as a youth and taken to Japan, where he learned his cane sword skills. He appears to be widely known in China by his Japanese name, but as the film opens he is just returning to China to look up his long-lost brother, Tieh Hou. To his dismay, he learns that the brother has been killed in a sword duel with one Chu Yen Jieh. The grief-stricken prodigal blubbers in mourning and vows revenge."
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 31 December 1973
- Original title
- Mang jian xue di zi
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Chun Hsiung Lin, Tu Chong-Hsun
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A Sword Renounced runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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A Sword Renounced isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Sword Renounced?
A Sword Renounced (1973) was directed by Tu Chong-Hsun and stars Teruo Sakamaki, Chiang Tao, Chen Pei-ling.