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The Valiant Ones ( Chinese: 忠烈圖; pinyin: Zhong lie tu, lit. 'Portraits of Valor' [5] or lit. 'Portrait of the Loyal Martyrs' [3]) is a 1975 Taiwan and Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by King Hu. The film portrays a Ming -era conflict between Chinese officials and Japanese pirates mediated by a husband-and-wife martial arts duo. [6]
THE VALIANT ONES; King Hu’s last great masterpiece from the golden age of wuxia cinema; will be released on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, presented from a brand new 4K restoration....
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King Hu's wuxia classic, The Valiant Ones, makes its 4K UHD debut thanks to Eureka Entertainment's latest restoration.
Jun 8, 2024 · Cited as King Hu’s last pure wuxia film, 1975’s The Valiant Ones is set during the Ming Dynasty of the 16th century in a time when China’s coastlines were under constant harassment from Japanese wokou.
May 27, 2024 · The Valiant Ones (1975) – Blu-ray Review. By Amy Walker @Amazing_Amy_W 27 May 2024. Set during the Ming Dynasty, The Valiant Ones paints itself as a historical epic that plays it more realistic than most Wuxia movies, yet manages to still fall into the realm of the delightfully ridiculous at times.
THE VALIANT ONES (1974) is a mid-career work from celebrated Chinese director King Hu who worked in Hong Kong and Taiwan and specialized in costume adventures with martial arts themes. It's a historical swordplay adventure about Chinese officials trying to find a way to thwart Japanese pirates plundering the coast of China.
The emperor dispatches an officer and a small band of men to deal with pirates.
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