Master of the Flying Guillotine is deserving of its reputation as one of the classics of the 70s kung fu films.
Sequel to the One Arm Boxer, it continues as Jimmy Wang Yu trains rebels loyal to the Ming Dynasty. The Eagle Claw clan has set up a tournament to see who's martial arts is supreme. Various schools and clans from China and foreign fighters join. You get to see various martial arts displayed during the tournament. However, its interrupted when the Master of the Flying Guillotine appears, who also is blind. The story continues until this blind Guillotine master and Jimmy Wang Yu meet in the movies climatic battle. Along the way, Jimmy Wang Yu has to defeat Indian, Thai, and Japanese fighters.
It's a 70s martial arts film and it is not in the vain of "A Touch of Zen", but more Shaw Bros. style. Fighting to the max and very entertaining if you suspend belief. It is almost non stop fighting once the eagle claw clan is introduced.
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