Rent The Blade (1995)
3.5 of 5 from 50 ratings
1h 40min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- A sword-maker takes in the son (Chiu Cheuk) of a murdered friend, and teaches him his craft. After learning his father's fate, the boy sets out to gain revenge, but he is followed by his mentor's daughter, Ling (Sonny Su), who is caught in an ambush. When the boy attempts to rescue her his arm is hacked off. He is taken in by a hermit girl, who nurses him back to health while he practices the art of one-armed swordsmanship with his father's broken blade.
- Actors:
- Wenzhuo Zhao, Xin Xin Xiong, Sonny Su, Valerie Chow, Collin Chou, Chi Fai Chan, Moses Chan, Ray Chang, Szu-ying Chien, Kin-sang Chow, Jason Chu, Bik-Ha Chung, Wing-Chan 'Emily' Chung, Ka-Kui Ho, Ricky Ho, Chan Ka-Kui, Wai-Kai Law, Do-Yu Lee, Kin-Kwan Lee, Sheh Li
- Directors:
- Hark Tsui
- Producers:
- Hark Tsui
- Writers:
- Koan Hui, Hark Tsui
- Aka:
- Dao
- Studio:
- MIA
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese LPCM Mono, English Dubbed LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary featuring Hong Kong cinema expert and producer Frank Djeng
- Action et vérité (2006), a documentary featuring director Tsui Hark, coscreenwriter Koan Hui, and actor Xiong Xin-xin
- New video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou (Every Frame a Painting)
- New York Asian Film Festival Q&A with Tsui from 2011
- International-version opening and end credits
- Trailer
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 13/04/2026
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese LPCM Mono, English Dubbed LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
