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The Blade

1995 · 105 min · Director: Hark Tsui, Tsui Hark ★ IMDb 6.9 · 4,198 ratings

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After the master of the Sharp Manufacturer saber factory abdicates and appoints On, his least popular worker, as his successor, On, unwilling to lead his surly colleagues, embarks on a quest of revenge to kill the evil, flying, tattooed kung fu master who killed his father.

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The Blade (1995) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger20%
  2. Awe10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anger. Genres: Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Anger. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Empathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Tension
Empathy
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 33 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension38 %28 %12 %5 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension45 %36 %15 %6 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Tension54 %48 %24 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension65 %56 %41 %39 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Disturbing76 %64 %56 %54 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension80 %73 %60 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension83 %71 %68 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sadness75 %54 %65 %56 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing59 %45 %46 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness61 %57 %43 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Tension69 %60 %49 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Empathy65 %46 %55 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing68 %53 %61 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Tension74 %70 %56 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Tension71 %70 %45 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Tension65 %63 %44 %26 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Tension70 %69 %51 %28 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Tension84 %84 %58 %33 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Tension84 %74 %60 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Sadness73 %47 %58 %60 %
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

XX
Xin Xin Xiong

Xiong Xinxin

Fei Lung

SS
Sonny Su

SS
Sonny Song

Siu Ling

AW
Austin Wai Tin-Chi

Siu Ling's Father

MC
Moses Chan Ho

Iron Head

CB
Chung Bik-Ha

Black Head

JC
Jason Chu Wing-Tong

Fei Tien

DC
Dickens Chan Wing-Chung

Monk

VC
Valerie Chow

Prostitute

Collin Chou

Lai Bat-Fui

SN
Suet Nei

Old Siu Ling

SW
Sze-Ma Wah-Lung

Uncle Wah

CK
Chan Ka-King

KH
Kenny Ho Ka-King

CC
Chan Chi-Fai

Knife Seller

SM
Suen Muk-Sang

CS
Charles Shen

Hunter

YB
Yuen Bun

Hunter Leader

Details

Directed by
Hark Tsui, Tsui Hark
Written by
Hark Tsui, Tsui Hark, Koan Hui, So Man-Sing
Type
Movies
Released
1995
Runtime
105 min
Country
Hong Kong, China
Genres
Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 4,198 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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