Name: Sword Master
Genre: Action, Costume & Period
Released: 2016-12-01
Rating: 9.1
Cast: Lin Geng Xin, Peter Ho, Jiang Meng Jie, Jiang Yi Yan

Lin Geng Xin is a Chinese actor. Born on February 13, 1988, he also goes by Lin Gengxin and Kenny Lin. He made his acting debut in the 2009 film “The Blue Cornflower” but it was the 2011 television series “Scarlet Heart” that made him a star throughout Asia. Lin Geng Xin has starred in many popular films and television dramas since, including “Xuan Yuan Sword: Rift of the Sky” (2012), “Dancing Legend” (2013), “God of War, Zhao Yun” (2016) and “Princess Agents” (2017).

Lin Geng Xin

Peter Ho is a prolific Taiwanese-American actor and singer. He was born on September 13, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Taiwan and Canada. He attended Ontario College of Art and Design in Canada and was first discovered in a karaoke bar and offered a record deal. He first began working as a model and then debuted as a singer in 1998 in Taiwan. After only moderate success as a singer, Peter began to focus more on acting to acting. Some of the more recent notable roles include “Summer’s Desire” (2010), “Le Jun Kai” (2013) and “Tiny Times 1.0” (2014). “Summer’s Desire” also marked Peter’s producing debut.

Peter Ho

Jiang Meng Jie is a Chinese actress. Born on December 7, 1989, she made her acting debut in the 2010 television drama “A Dream of Red Mansions,” which propelled her to stardom. Her other notable work include the films “To My Wife” (2011), “Eat Drink Man Woman 2” (2012) and “Kung Fu Man” (2013).

Jiang Meng Jie

Jiang Yi Yan is a Chinese singer and actress. She was born on September 11, 1983, in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, and made her acting debut in 2002. Since then, she has appeared in a wide variety of films and television dramas, including “The Four” (2012).

Jiang Yi Yan

Yen Shih San (Peter Ho) is a heavily tattooed and critically ill sword fighter who is enlisted by Mi Yung Chiu Ti (Jiang YiYan), the princess of a powerful clan, to help her seek revenge on another highly skilled sword fighter, who has angered her by rejecting her romantic advances. He is told that if he does so, he will become officially recognized as the top sword fighter in the realm. Yen Shih San is reluctant, but when he learns that the rival swordsman has died, he decides to buy a coffin and wait for death in a cemetery.

But Fate isn’t finished with him just yet: Ah Chi (Lin Geng Xin) is a former martial arts trainee with a secret identity. Many years ago, he turned his back on fighting. He is now an odd job man who works in a brothel. But when he rushes to defend Li (Jiang Meng Jie), a prostitute at the brothel, from attackers, the duo finds their lives are now in danger. They flee to a village, but the thugs follow and attack the villagers, too. Mi Yung Chiu Ti is also in pursuit. Yen decides to intervene – but finds he may have to fight an unexpectedly deadly opponent...

This film is based on a 1975 novel by Gu Long, which also spawned a 1977 movie named “Death Duel.”

“Sword Master” is a 2016 Chinese movie that was directed by Derek Yee.

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