Li Kui never expected that loyalty to a warlord would cost him his brothers. In the chaos of 10th-century China, thirteen sworn warriors find their oaths tested by shifting allegiances and brutal ambition. This 1970 historical action drama from Shaw Brothers is a relentless saga of brotherhood and betrayal, where honor is the first casualty of war. Swords clash and blood flows in a visually striking epic that defined the martial arts genre.
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🔍 Search on JustWatch →Chang Cheh directs with a focus on physicality and spatial relationships between warriors. His historical framing avoids grandeur, presenting loyalty as a transactional arrangement in violent times.
This appeals to viewers who prefer action grounded in pragmatic survival. One leaves contemplating how oaths bend under pressure. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Chang Cheh
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Watch alone late at night, immersed in a world where steel decides fates.
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Li Tsun Hsiao
Ti Lung
Shih Ching Szu
Ku Feng
Li Ke Yung
Chan Sing
Warlord Zhu Wen
Chin Han
1st General Li Szu Yuan
Pao Chia-Wen
2nd General Li Tsun Chao
Lo Wai
3rd General Li Tsun Shin
James Nam Seok-Hoon
4th General Li Tsun Hsin
Liu Gang
5th General Li Tsun Chih
Sung Yuan
6th General Li Tsun-Ko
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