Return of the Sentimental Swordsman

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman, also known as The Flying Blade, is a 1981 Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by Chor Yuen and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, based on Gu Long's Xiaoli Feidao series of novels. It stars Ti Lung, Alexander Fu Sheng and Derek Yee.

Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
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Traditional魔劍俠情
Simplified魔剑侠情
MandarinMó Jiàn Xiá Qíng
CantoneseMo1 Gim3 Hap6 Cing4
Directed byChor Yuen
Produced byRun Run Shaw
Written byChor Yuen
Based onXiaoli Feidao
by Gu Long
StarringTi Lung
Alexander Fu Sheng
Derek Yee
Ching Li
Lo Lieh
Ku Feng
Choh Seung-wan
Ku Kuan-chung
Kara Hui
Tony Liu
Yueh Hua
Narrated byCheng Miu
Music byEddie H. Wang
CinematographyWong Chit
Edited byChiang Hsing-lung
Yu Siu-fung
Production
company
Distributed byShaw Brothers Studio
Release date
  • 31 January 1981 (1981-01-31)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin
Box officeHK$4,302,930

It is the sequel to The Sentimental Swordsman (1977). It was one of Shaw Brothers' highest-grossing films in the studio's history, surpassing the original at the box office. An in-name-only "sequel", Perils of the Sentimental Swordsman, was released in 1982, with no relation to the main character of Little Flying Dagger Li, instead being based in the Lu Xiaofeng novel series (also by Gu Long), and its previous film adaptations.

Synopsis

Li "Little Flying Dagger" Xunhuan comes back to his home after three years of wandering. He has decided to have a normal life, but a group of skilled fighters and leaders are bent on killing him, so they can be ranked top by Bai Xiaosheng in his renowned list of the best warriors in the martial arts world. Li Xunhuan battles them as he searches for his estranged friend A'fei, who is now married and living in seclusion. Li asks A'fei to join forces and fight against a new threat that wants to rule the world: the Money Clan.

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