Plot :
In the mid-17th century, the Manchus take over sovereignty of China and establish the Qing Dynasty. While nationalistic sentiments start brewing within the martial artists' community (jianghu), the Qing government immediately imposes a ban forbidding the common people from practising martial arts. Fire-Wind sees the new law as an opportunity to for himself to make a fortune and offers to help the government execute the new rule. Greedy, cruel and immoral, Fire-Wind ravages northwest China with his army, killing thousands of pugilists as well as innocent civilians. His next goal is to attack Martial Village, which houses a large number of martial artists.....
Fu Qingzhu, a retired executioner who served during the previous dynasty, feels an urge to stop Fire-Wind's brutality, and he sets forth to save Martial Village. He brings with him two young villagers, Han Zhibang and Wu Yuanying, to Mount Heaven to seek help from Shadow-Glow, a reclusive master swordsman and sword-forger. Shadow-Glow allows his four students (Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yuncong, Xin Longzi and Mulang) to accompany the trio on their quest. He also gives each of them a special sword he forged, and the seven of them title themselves "Seven Swords". The Seven Swords return to Martial Village in the nick of time and succeed in driving away Fire-Wind's soldiers. In order to buy time for the villagers to prepare for an evacuation, the Seven Swords advance to Fire-Wind's base and cause chaos. During the raid, Chu Zhaonan encounters Fire-Wind's Korean slave girl, Green Pearl, and brings her along as they make their escape.
As the party makes its exodus, strange things start happening along the way. Their food and water supplies are mysteriously poisoned, and their trail is marked by signs leading the enemy to them. The Seven Swords realize that there is a spy among them and understand that they must eliminate him / her before Fire-Wind catches up. Green Pearl immediately becomes a suspect because she does not speak their language. The situation is further complicated by a romantic affair between Chu Zhaonan and Green Pearl. Once, Green Pearl leads Chu into a trap unintentionally and manages to escape despite suffering serious injuries. Chu is captured by Fire-Wind, and Green Pearl manages to inform the other swordsmen before she dies.
The other six swordsmen travel to Fire-Wind's base and engage him in a fierce battle to rescue Chu Zhaonan. During the Swords' absence, the spy, Qiu Dongluo, reveals his identity and begins killing the unsuspecting villagers systematically. He is discovered by the village chief's daughter, Liu Yufang, and eventually killed by her. However, Liu is traumatized by the experience and turns hysterical. Meanwhile, the Seven Swords defeat and slay Fire-Wind, forcing his army to retreat temporarily. The swordsmen return to the hideout, only to find that all the villagers have been killed, except for Liu Yufang and the children. Han Zhibang calms Liu down and decides to stay behind and protect the survivors. The Seven Swords realize that the only way to save the jianghu is to persuade the emperor to withdraw the Martial Arts Ban. Liu tells Han that she can take care of the survivors and Han rides away to join his comrades as they travel towards the capital city.
| Traditional | 七劍 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 七剑 |
| Pinyin | Qī Jiàn |
| Jyutping | Cat1 Gim3 |
| Directed by | Tsui Hark |
| Produced by | Tsui Hark Ma Zhongjun Lee Joo-ick Pan Zhizhong |
| Screenplay by | Tsui Hark Cheung Chi-sing Chun Tin-nam |
| Story by | Liang Yusheng (original story) |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Leon Lai Charlie Yeung Sun Honglei Lu Yi Kim So-yeon |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Cinematography | Keung Kwok-man Herman Yau Choi Shung-fai |
| Editing by | Angie Lam |
| Studio | Film Workshop |
| Distributed by | Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd. Eng Wah Cinema The Weinstein Company |
| Release date(s) | July 29, 2005 |
| Running time | 153 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language : Chinese Subs : English Movie : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J3Y3A6JC Subs : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OOK3OLBB |
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