The Supreme Swordsman (至尊一劍/老鷹的劍) is a 1983 Shaw Bros. film out of Hong Kong. The movie stars Derek Yee and Jason Pai Piao. This was among the handful of last Shaw Bros kung fu flicks in the mid 80s.
The story starts with Jason Pai Piao as Chin/Qin looking to collect swords for his 100 sword pagoda. Chin has slowly built on this and is nearing the 100 sword mark. When he gets to 99, he has his eyes set on the 100th one. The 100th one would belong to the sword spirit. But Chin loses the battle and learns some information he didn't know about before. Chin asks his master why all the martials arts were not transferred to him. Along the way, Chin seeks the lost sword of his clan, the eagle sword. But Chin takes the sword from Yan Bei, played by Derek Yee. Insert revenge film plot now.
The movie was very good actually. From the wuxia to the fighting. I was completely engaged. The story really worked out. The pacing however wasn't the best, but the story was the main driving point. You can expect some special effects in the fighting, but most of it was OG Shaw Bros swordplay of that era, early 80s style.
A must watch for fantasy swordplay aficionados. Especially Shaw Bros ones.
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