The One-Armed Swordsman: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 7 h 8 min. One-Armed Swordsman is a 1967 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio. Directed by Chang Cheh, it was the first of the new style of wuxia films emphasizing male anti-heroes, violent swordplay and heavy bloodletting. It was the first Hong Kong film to make HK$1 million at the local box office, propelling its star Jimmy Wang to super stardom. This film eventually became the first in the One-Armed Swordsman trilogy. A sequel was released in 1969 called Return of the One-Armed Swordsman, followed by The New One-Armed Swordsman in 1971, all directed by Chang Cheh. It has since achieved classic status in Hong Kong cinema. In the Hong Kong Film Award's 2005 poll, One-Armed Swordsman was voted as the 15th best Chinese language film. The first and second movies are the same director, writer, and stars, while the last has the same director but a new lead actor.

1. 
   Movie 1

   The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)

   1 h 51 min · ★ 6.9

   A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen.

2. 
   Movie 2

   Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)

   1 h 46 min · ★ 6.6

   After the events of The One-Armed Swordsman (1967), a retired Fang Gang is drawn back into the jianghu to protect various young apprentices whose swordsmanship schools have been terrorized by 8 evil swordsmen seeking to…

3. 
   Movie 3

   The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

   1 h 42 min · ★ 6.9

   Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of…

4. 
   Movie 4

   The One Armed Swordsmen (1976)

   1 h 49 min · ★ 6.8

   The martial world is now awash in one-armed knights, who aren't inclined to make any permanent alliances among themselves.