Top billed cast

1. 

   Wu Jing

   Dao Ma

2. 

   Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

   Di Ting

3. 

   Chen Lijun

   Ayuya

4. 

   Yu Shi

   Shu

5. 

   Sun Yizhou

   Zhishilang

6. 

   Li Yunxiao

   Ms. Yanzi

7. 

   Ju Qianlang

   Xiao Qi

8. 

   Ci Sha

   Heyi Xuan

9. 

   Tony Leung Ka-fai

   Old Mo

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Reviews

A review by MovieGuys

Written by MovieGuys on 2026-07-08

"Blades of the Guardians" follows in the footsteps of what could be characterised, in terms of genre, as "Chinese Westerns".

It's a similar formula to the spaghetti Western. A rough-hewn, lone wolf character, with a questionable past, who, overcoming their personal shortcomings and trauma, ends up doing the right thing by others in need.

This film's single biggest claim to fame is action. It's relentless, with wave after wave of frenetic, polished martial arts action. Given this film is set in the classic period of China's long history, this is combined with swordplay and archery to goo...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Chinese

Budget
$123,000,000.00

Revenue
$203,356,793.00

Keywords

• martial arts
• bounty hunter
• nostalgic
• wuxia
• historical drama
• historical epic
• a.d. anno domini
• based on manhua
• grand
• dramatic