The 1991 Hong Kong actioner Swordsman II—or The Legend Of The Swordsman, as this DVD edition would have it—continues the curious HK cinema tradition of sequels that are superior to the original.

Filmart Flashback: 1992’s ‘Swordsman II’ Bested Original with Mix of History, Spirituality — and Bloodshed. Action master Ching Siu-tung's bonkers sequel boasts crackling kung fu ...

The Swordsman is slashing his way back into the MCU. Tony Dalton is reprising his role as Jack Duquesne, aka The Swordsman, in two episodes of the upcoming Marvel series “Daredevil: Born Again ...

Unfortunately, their attempt at a collaboration quickly fell into ruin. Tsui invited Hu to direct Swordsman, his 1990 adaptation of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, a 1967 wuxia novel by Jin Yong ...

The Swordsman is making a return to the MCU. Tony Dalton is set to reprise his role as Jack Duquesne, aka The Swordsman, for two episodes in the upcoming Marvel series Daredevil: ...

Jimmy Wang Yu in a still from One-Armed Swordsman (1967). Photo: Handout But the most famous Hong Kong-Japan collaboration was not from Shaw Brothers, but its “upstart” rival Golden Harvest.