Holy Weapon is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Wong Jing. The film's Chinese title means Seven Princesses of Wuxia.
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Holy Weapon | |
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Traditional | 武俠七公主 |
Simplified | 武侠七公主 |
Mandarin | Wǔxiá Qī Gōngzhǔ |
Cantonese | Mou5 Hap6 Cat1 Gung1 Zyu2 |
Directed by | Wong Jing |
Written by | Lam Wai-lun |
Produced by | Thomas Ng Pooi Cheung-chuen |
Starring | Carol Cheng Michelle Yeoh Maggie Cheung Simon Yam Sharla Cheung Dicky Cheung Ng Man-tat Sandra Ng Damian Lau Esther Kwan Charline Chan |
Cinematography | Gigo Lee |
Edited by | Keung Chuen-tak Chun Yu |
Music by | Danny Chung |
Production companies | Wong Jing's Workshop Ltd. Regal Films Co. Ltd. Scholar Films Co., Ltd. |
Distributed by | Regal Films Distribution Co. Ltd. |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Holy Weapon presents the story of Seven Maidens who are recruited to challenge the threat posed by a Japanese swordsman of supernatural power and ability. Sword fighting, sorcery, mistaken identities and gender bending abound in this 1993 wire fu film.
The film is notable for a sequence in which six of the princesses "combine" into one giant warrior by standing on top of each other, invoking Super Robot tropes such as the "firing fist". this movie based from mixing gu long novels and ATV Hong Kong TV series: PARAGON OF SWORD AND KNIFE
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