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A map everyone kills for, a sister he can't save — classic wuxia heartbreak incoming.
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The Snowflake Sword (Part 1) (1964)

wuxia fever dreamsword-swinging soap operavintage Hong Kong chaos

Overview

Fantasy

The Blood Pool Map re-emerges in Jiang-hu, and all good and evil sects hunt for Fang Zhaonan, who is said to carry it. For his part, he simply hopes to trade it to the herbalist Lu Xuan for medicine he needs to free his sister, but fate has other plans.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Pre-digital fight choreography that actually hurts to watch.

Costume

Mingyue Sect sisters serving LOOKS while serving death.

Best for:Solo: Late night wuxia rabbit hole with tea and zero interruptions.·Rewatch: Spot the wire-fu before wire-fu was cool.
Heads up:Violence: 1960s Hong Kong stunt work — real injuries, real wincing.
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Director

Chan Lit-ban

ReleasedJul 15, 1964
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StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Sin Hok Gong Luen
Magic Crane

Top Cast

Cheung Ying-Tsoi

Cheung Ying-Tsoi

Fang Zhaonan

Suet Nei

Suet Nei

Mei Jiangxue

Connie Chan Po-Chu

Connie Chan Po-Chu

Chen Xuanshuang

Yam Yin

Yam Yin

Pu Hong'e, Second Sister of Mingyue Sect

Tam Sin-Hung

Tam Sin-Hung

Tang Wenjuan, Eldest Sister of Mingyue Sect

Liu Liang-Hua

Liu Liang-Hua

Nie Xiaofeng, Master of Mingyue Sect

Nancy Sit Ka-Yin

Nancy Sit Ka-Yin

Erh Chun

Erh Chun

Ku Wen-Chung

Ku Wen-Chung

Lee Sau-Kei

Lee Sau-Kei

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Simon Yuen Siu-Tien

Lan Wei-Lieh

Lan Wei-Lieh

Sek Kin

Sek Kin

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Deep Dive

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Cultural

Part 1 of a duology, this launched Connie Chan's 'female knight-errant' era in 1960s Cantonese cinema.

Trivia

Director Chan Lit-ban shot both parts simultaneously — actors reportedly forgot which ending they were filming.

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