One-Armed Swordsman
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 becomes 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.
Jang Joon-hwan
Jang Joon- hwan( born January 18, 1970) is a South Korean film director.
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One- Armed Swordsman, also known as One- Armed Swordsman Return, is a 1969 Hong Kong" wuxia" film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.
The film is a sequel to the 1967 film" One- Armed Swordsman", with Jimmy Wang and Lisa Chiao Chiao reprising their roles.
A sequel was released in 1971 entitled" The New One- Armed Swordsman".
Hwayi: A Monster Boy
Hwayi: A Monster
Boy is a 2013 South Korean action film about a 16- year- old boy of the same name( played by Yeo Jin- goo) who is raised by five criminal fathers to become the perfect assassin.
It takes pulling the trigger to discover his true identity after he realizes the mystery surrounding his past and his fate.
It was the highly anticipated second feature film by director Jang Joon-hwan, a decade after his 2003 cult favorite sci- fi comedy/ thriller" Save the Green Planet!".
Chang Cheh
Chang Cheh( 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong.
Most of his films are action films, especially" wuxia" and" kung fu" films filled with violence.
In the early 1970s he frequently cast actors David Chiang and Ti Lung in his films.
In the late 1970s he mainly worked with a group of actors known as the Venom Mob.
Chang Cheh is also known for his long- time collaboration with writer Ni Kuang.
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
, also known as Zatoichi Meets the One- Armed Swordsman, is a 1971 Japanese- Hong Kong" chambarawuxia" crossover by Japanese film director Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Chinese film director Hsu Tseng Hung.
The film stars Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman Zatoichi and Jimmy Wang Yu as the" One- Armed Swordsman" Wang Kang.
It is a crossover of the long- running" Zatoichi" series and the" One- Armed Swordsman" film series.
The Chinese edit of the film, known as 獨臂刀大戰盲俠( pinyin: Dú Bì Dāo Dà Zhán Máng Xiá, jyutping: Duk6 Bei3 Dou1 Daai6 Zin3 Maang4 Hap6), reportedly had more wuxia content with scenes showing the One- Armed Swordsman walking across the tops of trees, and also featured a different ending where instead of Zatoichi it was Wang Kang who was victorious in the final duel, and without killing his opponent.
Both versions were shown theatrically in Hawaii.
It is unknown where prints of this alternate version reside.
The New One-Armed Swordsman
The New One- Armed Swordsman, also known as Triple Irons, is a 1971 Hong Kong" wuxia" film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio, starring David Chiang.
Chiang replaced Jimmy Wang, the star of the two preceding films in the series," The One- Armed Swordsman" and" Return of the One- Armed Swordsman".
The film features Chang Cheh's usual brand of violent swordplay and bloody effects.
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers
One Armed Swordsman Against Nine Killers is a 1976 Chinese film starring Jimmy Wang Yu. Although the film stars Jimmy Wang
Yu as the one- armed swordsman, it has no connection to the 1967 film" One- Armed Swordsman" and its sequel the 1969 film" Return of the One- Armed Swordsman".
Jimmy Wang Yu
Jimmy Wang Yu( born March 28, 1943) is a Taiwanese actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Wang rose to fame in 1967 with his starring role in" One- Armed Swordsman", a martial arts film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and" The Chinese Boxer"( 1970).
Cliff Lok
Cliff Lok, also Koo Lung, Ku Lung, Gam Tung, Chin Tong, Chin Tung, Lung Goon- Ting, Lung Kuan- Ting, Kan Tung, Kam Tung and Cliff Lok Kam Tung( born 11 September 1948) is a retired Chinese film actor and martial artist who worked in the Cinema of Hong Kong.
He began his career at the Peking Opera.
He starred in at least 60 films between 1966 and 2001, most of them wuxia/ martial arts pictures of the late 1960s and the 1970s.
Films include" One- Armed Swordsman"( 1967)," Golden Swallow"( 1968)," Return of the One-Armed Swordsman"( 1969)," The Wandering Swordsman"( 1970)," King Eagle"( 1971) and" The Black Enforcer"( 1972).

Question: Which film has the director born first, Hwayi: A Monster Boy or One-Armed Swordsman?
Answer: One-Armed Swordsman