Whimsical Weapons

The video introduces the whimsical weapon, such as tiger-head twin hook swords, zhua, flying guillotine, full moon scimitar, magnetic sabre, hundreds of swords at once, broken sword, short knife, double crescent halberd and concealed blade inside the sole. Some of the weapon designers also present the concepts and methods in designing the whimsical weapons. The 'Bao Zheng' film series, The Guillotines (2012), Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight (2017), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Full Moon Scimitar (1979), The Magic Blade (1976), The Deadly Breaking Sword (1979), Killer Clans (1976) and The Avenging Eagle (1978) are mentioned as examples.

Date
People
Language Cantonese
Duration 6m (approx.)
Material Type
Collection
Source Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive
Repository Hong Kong Film Archive
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive
Accession No. lcs-weapon-0087
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