Seven Swords
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| 七剑 | |
| Directed by | Tsui Hark |
| Screenplay by | Tsui Hark Cheung Chi-sing Chun Tin-nam |
| Based on | Qijian Xia Tianshan by Liang Yusheng |
| Produced by | Tsui Hark Ma Zhongjun Lee Joo-ick Pan Zhizhong |
| Starring | Donnie Yen Leon Lai Charlie Yeung Sun Honglei Lu Yi Kim So-yeon |
| Cinematography | Keung Kwok-man Herman Yau Choi Shung-fai |
| Edited by | Angie Lam |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
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| Distributed by | Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong) China Film Group (China) Tube Entertainment (South Korea) A-Film Distribution (Netherlands) |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
| Countries | Hong Kong China South Korea Netherlands |
| Languages | Mandarin Korean |
| Budget | US$18 million |
| Box office | US$3,473,290 |
Seven Swords (七剑) is a 2005 wuxia film produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Charlie Yeung, Sun Honglei, Lu Yi and Kim So-yeon. An international co-production between Hong Kong, China, South Korea and the Netherlands, it served as the opening film to the 2005 Venice Film Festival and pays homage to Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. Loosely adapted from Liang Yusheng's wuxia novel Qijian Xia Tianshan, it follows the story of seven swordsmen, each wielding a special sword, protecting a village under attack by a ruthless warlord.