The Flying Guillotine (1975)

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The Emperor's armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone's head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.

• Released: 1975-02-18
• Genres: Action
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 51 votes

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua.

Top cast

• Chen Kuan-tai as Ma Teng
• Ku Feng as Xin Kang
• Wai Wang as Ah Kun / Xu Shuangkun
• Chiang Yang as Emperor Yung Cheng
• Liu Wu-Chi as Mrs. Ma Yu-Ping
• Ai Ti as Wanzhu
• Wong Yu as Xie Tianfu
• Lam Wai-Tiu as Luo Peng
• Norman Tsui Siu-keung as Zhou Zhizhong F.G. sqad member
• Ricky Hui Koon-Ying as Cheng Ziping F.G. sqad member

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Flying Guillotine

• United States: stream on Philo, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on Darkroom, Cineverse; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Fandor; watch free on Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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