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The Flying Guillotine
The Flying Guillotine
6.9
/10
45 Ratings

THE FLYING GUILLOTINE

Xue di zi

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua
Hong Kong, 1975
Action, Drama

Synopsis

The Emperor’s armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone’s head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master.

Synopsis

The Emperor’s armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone’s head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master.