The Flying Guillotine

The Flying Guillotine

105 mins | Action | Feb. 18, 1975

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. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.

The Flying Guillotine

105 mins | Action | Feb. 18, 1975

The Flying Guillotine
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. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 血滴子
Directors Hung Hak, Ho Meng-Hua
Writers Ni Kuang

Cast

陈观泰

as Ma Teng

Ku Feng

as Xin Kang

Wai Wang

as Ah Kun / Xu Shuangkun

Chiang Yang

as Emperor Yung Cheng

Lau Ng-Kei

as Mrs. Ma Yu-Ping

Ai Ti

as Wanzhu

Wong Yu

as Xie Tianfu

Lam Wai-Tiu

as Luo Peng

Norman Chui Siu-Keung

as Zhou Zhizhong F.G. sqad member

Ricky Hui

as Cheng Ziping F.G. sqad member

Wu Chi-Chin

as Chen Xinyi F.G. sqad member

Lei Lung

as Cha Zhiliang F.G. sqad member

Lin Wen-Wei

as Wang Xiaoliang F.G. sqad member

Wai Pak

as Sun Jian F.G. sqad member

Wang Han-Chen

as Wang

Lee Sau-Kei

as Chen Lie

Lee Pang-Fei

as Yan Lebu