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One Armed Swordsman 独臂刀 DVD

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The Golden Sword school is attacked by bandits. The servant Fang Cheng sacrifices his life to protect his master Qi Rufeng. In gratitude, Qi Rufeng accepts the dying Fang Cheng's son, Fang Gang, as his student. Years later, Fang Gang is scorned by his snobbish fellow students because of his poor background. Deciding that he will only cause trouble for his master Fang Gang leaves the school only to run into his classmates and his master's spoiled daughter, Pei-er. In the ensuing fight Fang Gang's right arm is cut off by Pei-er, who is angry at being defeated by him. Stumbling away, Fang Gang falls off a bridge into the passing boat of a peasant girl Hsiao Man.

Hsio Man nurses him back to health and the two fall in love. Fang Gang is nevertheless depressed as he is unable to practice his swordmanship. Reluctantly, Hsiao Man gives him a half burnt kung-fu manual which she had inherited from her now dead parents. With its help Fang Gang is able to master a new one-armed style of swordplay, making him stronger than before.

Meanwhile master Qi Rufeng is preparing for his 56th birthday and has invited all of his students to the celebration to choose a successor from amongst them so that he can retire from the martial arts world. However, his old enemies the Long-armed Devil and the Smiling Tiger Cheng are taking the opportunity to destroy Qi Rufeng. Using a specially designed "sword-lock" they ambush and kill Qi's students travelling to the celebration.

Fang Gang inadvertently learns of the plot and, breaking his promise to Hisao Man not to involve himself in the martial arts world, rushes to save his master. He is delayed en route by the Long-armed Devils accomplices and when he arrives the Long-armed Devil has already killed most of the students and wounded Qi Rufeng. In a vicious battle Fang Gang manages to kill the Long-armed Devil, but chooses to return to Hsiao Man and become a farmer, instead of taking his master's place at the school. 独臂刀》是一部描写“父”仇子报的故事，对片中的方刚而言，父亲的角色代表方刚原生家庭的父亲与教导他武功的师父。故事一开始，方刚的父亲方诚为了保护长风堂掌门人齐如风，不顾自己的生命，奋力抵抗，但最终还是死在准南二毒的手下。齐如风感念方诚的救命之恩，在他临终前，收方刚为徒，使方诚得以瞑目。自此之后，方刚便在长风堂习武。

　　但在成长过程中，方刚饱受师兄孙豪、邓充与师妹齐佩（齐如风的独生女）歧视与侮蔑。在一次与师妹的比武过程中，齐佩因无法忍受自己竟被方刚用拳法（而非剑）打败，一时羞愤，竟用剑砍断方刚右手臂，方刚带伤逃跑。其后，被农家女小蛮所救。心灰意冷的方刚，原是想与小蛮从此退出江湖，隐居山野。但现实生活中，却受到笑面二郎郑天寿（为长臂神魔的师弟）徒弟的侮辱，使他们无法如愿。方刚心有不甘，常在半夜起来练武，小蛮心有不忍，只好拿出她父亲用生命换来的刀谱。由于秘笈中的刀式奇特，必须配合短刀才能发挥其威力，方刚发现正好与父亲所遗留的断刀相符合。在日夜不继的练武之下，方刚终于学会刀谱中所有的招式。

　　方刚虽已有一身好武艺，但小蛮却希望他能不惹是生非，不过问江湖事。一日，两人携手到镇上看庙会，无意间发现笑面二郎与其徒弟将长风堂师兄妹三人绑架，以威胁齐如风。方刚不忍师父唯一的女儿受到伤害，不顾小蛮的劝阻，到郑家迎救师兄妹三人，同时也被师妹揭穿他的身份。

　　齐如风希望藉由五十五大寿，众门生皆在场的宴会上，宣布至此之后封刀，并选出适合的掌门人。但另一方面，长臂神魔已设计出一套双刀法来破解长风堂的刀法，想趁此机会，一举歼灭长风堂。因此在各路口设下杀手，只要看到手拿代表长风堂的金刀的江湖人士，一律杀无赦。

　　然而，一心想回避江湖恩怨的方刚与小蛮，却又在投宿的客栈中，遇到惨遭毒手杀害的师兄吕正，吕正在垂死之际，将他所发现的双刀法告诉方刚，希望他能赶回齐家，让长臂神魔的奸计无法得逞。此刻的长风堂面临著前所未有的困境，千钧一发之际，方刚身背代表师门的金刀，来挑战长臂神魔。经过一阵斯杀后，战胜长臂神魔的并不是齐家武艺与金刀，而是方诚所遗留的断刀与小蛮所提供的刀法。齐如风在心灰意冷下，将金刀折断。方刚与小蛮也从此退出江湖。