The Spirit of the Sword
(1982)
★ 6 IMDb · 6 votes
Year: 1982
Runtime: 92 мин
Country: Hong Kong
Director: 楚原
Cast: 劉永, 黃杏秀, 顧冠忠, Sun Chien, 岳華, Ло Лие, Юэнь Ва, 陳曼娜, Cheung Ying, 楊菁菁
Plot
In this film, there are 5 main clans ruling the martial world, each representing one of the 5 elements - fire, metal, water, wood and earth. Each year they hold a martial arts competition to decide which one of the 5 clans will rule the world. The story is centered around one of these tournaments, as a catastrophe arises when an evil samurai killer shows up 49 days before the start and tries to assassinate the current leader who happens to be from the Water clan.