Plot Summary for Seven Swords (2005)

In the early 1600's, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. While many nationalist revolts still brew within the martial artists' community, the newly set-up government immediately imposes a Martial Arts Ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control and order. Wind Fire (Sun Hong-Lei), a surrendered military official from the previous dynasty, sees this as an opportunity to make a fortune for himself by helping to execute the new law. Greedy, cruel, and immoral, Wind Fire ravages the North-western China, and his next goal is to attack the final frontier, Martial Village. Fu Qingzhu, a retired executioner from the previous dynasty, feels the need to put a stop to this brutality and sets out to save Bowei Fortress. He brings Wu Yuanyin and Han Zhiban from the village with him to Mount Heaven to seek help from Master Shadow-Glow, a hermit who is a master of swords and leads a group of disciples of great swordsmanship. Master Shadow-Glow agrees to help, and orders four of his best disciples to go. Together with Chu Zhaonan, Yang Yunchong, Mulong, and Xin Longzi, the SEVEN SWORDS is formed and their heroic journey begins. As they lead the entire village to the road of a safer place, they begin to encounter mysterious confusion. Food and water is poisoned, and trails of escape are marked with signs leading the enemy to them. They soon realize that there is an undercover spy, and the SEVEN SWORDS must identify him/her before Wind Fire's army gets to them. Between this narrow gap of life and death, the situation is further complicated by the blossoms of love.

Full Cast and Crew for
Seven Swords (2005)

Credited cast:
Liwu Dai .... Xin Long Zi
So-yeon Kim .... Luzhu
Duncan Lai .... Mulang (as Duncan Chow)
Leon Lai .... Yang Yun Chong
Chia-Liang Liu .... Fu Qing Ju
Honglei Sun .... Fire-wind
Michael F. Wong .... Prince Dokado
Donnie Yen .... Chu Zhao Nan
Charlie Yeung .... Wu Yuan Yin
Lu Yi .... Han Zhi Ban
Jingchu Zhang .... Liu Yufang

Directed by
Hark Tsui

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chi-Sing Cheung
Chun Tin-Nam
Hark Tsui

Produced By:

Chzung Chi-Sing .... associate producer
Fung Chi-Wai .... line producer
Bong-Chui Hong .... executive producer
Lee Joo-Ick .... producer
Hark Tsui .... producer
Raymond Wong .... executive producer
Cheng Yun .... producer
Pan Zhizhong .... executive producer
Ma Zhong-Jun .... producer

Original Music by
Kenji Kawai

Cinematography by
Venus Keung

Film Editing by
Angie Lam

Production Design by
Eddie Wong

Costume Design by
Poon Wing-Yan

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chi-leung Chan .... assistant director

Sound Department
Vic Kaspar .... sound editor

Stunts
Chia-Liang Liu .... stunt coordinator

Other crew
Felice Bee .... publicist
Wei Tung .... action choreographer
Xin Xin Xiong .... action choreographer