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* MartialArtsStaff: The preferred weapon of Master Man Gongsun during training sequences, and when fighting Lord Kuei's soldiers.
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* SimpleStaff: The preferred weapon of Master Man Gongsun during training sequences, and when fighting Lord Kuei's soldiers.
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* CoolHat: Lord Kuei's official cap and Zhu-jin's straw hat, for starters. They spend most of their screen time wearing it. The former's hat stays on [[spoiler: even as he gets nailed to a wall to death]].
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Kicking works too, when [[spoiler: Zhu-jin ultimately takes down Lord Kuei by kicking his sword into his opponent's midsection]]. And for good measure, [[PinnedToAWall nailing him with a horizontal tackle so that he ends up pinned against a wall, fifteen meters above ground level]].
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Kicking works too, when [[spoiler: Zhu-jin ultimately takes down Lord Kuei by kicking his sword into his opponent's midsection]]. And for good measure, [[PinnedToAWall [[PinnedToThewall nailing him with a horizontal tackle so that he ends up pinned against a wall, fifteen meters above ground level]].
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Kicking works too, when [[spoiler: Zhu-jin ultimately takes down Lord Kuei by kicking his sword into his opponent's midsection]]. And for good measure, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice nailing him with a horizontal tackle so that he ends up pinned against a wall, fifteen meters above ground level]].
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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Kicking works too, when [[spoiler: Zhu-jin ultimately takes down Lord Kuei by kicking his sword into his opponent's midsection]]. And for good measure, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice [[PinnedToAWall nailing him with a horizontal tackle so that he ends up pinned against a wall, fifteen meters above ground level]].
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Somewhat unusual for a movie of it's type, for most of the running time the film is told from the eponymous eunuch's perspective, to the point where he's a VillainProtagonist and central character for the audience to follow.
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Somewhat unusual for a movie of it's its type, for most of the running time the film is told from the eponymous eunuch's perspective, to the point where he's a VillainProtagonist and central character for the audience to follow.
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* SwordFight: The ultimate DuelTotheDeath between Lord Kuei against Yen Yen and Zhu-jin.
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* WouldHurtAChild: Lord Kuei doesn't even hesitate when killing the official's son early in the film. By ''vivisection''.
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* CoolHat: Lord Kuei's official cap and Zhu-jin's straw hat, for starters. They spend most of their screen time wearing it. The former's hat stays on [[spoiler: even as he gets nailed to a wall to death]].
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''The Eunuch'' is a 1971 Creatpr/ShawBrothers martial arts movie starring Chung Wa and Lisa Chiao, and long-time villain actor Jason Pai as the titular character.
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''The Eunuch'' is a 1971 Creatpr/ShawBrothers Creator/ShawBrothers martial arts movie starring Chung Wa and Lisa Chiao, and long-time villain actor Jason Pai as the titular character.
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[[caption-width-right:350:He's the one with a cap, if anyone's curious.]]
''The Eunuch'' is a 1971 Creatpr/ShawBrothers martial arts movie starring Chung Wa and Lisa Chiao, and long-time villain actor Jason Pai as the titular character.
Lord Kuei Teh Hai, an Imperial Eunuch bestowed full authority by the court, intends to usurp the throne and eliminate every member of the ruling family that potentially gets in his way. A young prince, Zhu-jin (Chung Wa) finds himself targeted for death by Lord Kuei and his soldiers, and must team up with the righteous swordswoman Yen Yen (Lisa) to defeat Lord Kuei.
Somewhat unusual for a movie of it's type, for most of the running time the film is told from the eponymous eunuch's perspective, to the point where he's a VillainProtagonist and central character for the audience to follow.
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!!The Eunuch contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Yen Yen, played by Lisa Chiao, who can effortlessly take down multiple of Lord Kuei's men in fight scenes.
* AntagonistTitle: The title refers to Lord Kuei Teh Hai, an evil eunuch plotting to usurp the throne for himself.
* CoolOldGuy: Master Man, the BadassTeacher to Zhu-jin and Madam Kun-erh, who provides a SecretTestOfCharacter later in the film. Both of them are elderly, but capable of kicking plenty of ass and fighting faceless mooks.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Especially if they're given full authority of power over the court!
* FamilyExtermination: One that opens the film; after a failed attempt on his life, Lord Kuei finds out the official responsible personally, confronts him, and kills his entire family for good measure.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: This is the fate of the official's son early in the film, after Lord Kueh personally killed the official and his wife, by flinging the boy into the direction of a vertically-held pike. Both halves of the kid lands separately.
* HiddenWeapons: Early on in the film, a failed assassin disguised as a waiter tries to kill Lord Kuei using a blade hidden ''in a fish''.
* NonchalantDodge: Lord Kuei tends to do this durting his fight scenes, to deliberately mock his opponents' skills and show off his superiority in battle.
* SimpleStaff: The preferred weapon of Master Man Gongsun during training sequences, and when fighting Lord Kuei's soldiers.
* SwordFight: The ultimate DuelTotheDeath between Lord Kuei against Yen Yen and Zhu-jin.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Kicking works too, when [[spoiler: Zhu-jin ultimately takes down Lord Kuei by kicking his sword into his opponent's midsection]]. And for good measure, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice nailing him with a horizontal tackle so that he ends up pinned against a wall, fifteen meters above ground level]].
* WireFu: Typical for ''wuxia'' of its time.
* {{Wuxia}}
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[[caption-width-right:350:He's the one with a cap, if anyone's curious.]]
''The Eunuch'' is a 1971 Creatpr/ShawBrothers martial arts movie starring Chung Wa and Lisa Chiao, and long-time villain actor Jason Pai as the titular character.
Lord Kuei Teh Hai, an Imperial Eunuch bestowed full authority by the court, intends to usurp the throne and eliminate every member of the ruling family that potentially gets in his way. A young prince, Zhu-jin (Chung Wa) finds himself targeted for death by Lord Kuei and his soldiers, and must team up with the righteous swordswoman Yen Yen (Lisa) to defeat Lord Kuei.
Somewhat unusual for a movie of it's type, for most of the running time the film is told from the eponymous eunuch's perspective, to the point where he's a VillainProtagonist and central character for the audience to follow.
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!!The Eunuch contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: Yen Yen, played by Lisa Chiao, who can effortlessly take down multiple of Lord Kuei's men in fight scenes.
* AntagonistTitle: The title refers to Lord Kuei Teh Hai, an evil eunuch plotting to usurp the throne for himself.
* CoolOldGuy: Master Man, the BadassTeacher to Zhu-jin and Madam Kun-erh, who provides a SecretTestOfCharacter later in the film. Both of them are elderly, but capable of kicking plenty of ass and fighting faceless mooks.
* EunuchsAreEvil: Especially if they're given full authority of power over the court!
* FamilyExtermination: One that opens the film; after a failed attempt on his life, Lord Kuei finds out the official responsible personally, confronts him, and kills his entire family for good measure.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: This is the fate of the official's son early in the film, after Lord Kueh personally killed the official and his wife, by flinging the boy into the direction of a vertically-held pike. Both halves of the kid lands separately.
* HiddenWeapons: Early on in the film, a failed assassin disguised as a waiter tries to kill Lord Kuei using a blade hidden ''in a fish''.
* NonchalantDodge: Lord Kuei tends to do this durting his fight scenes, to deliberately mock his opponents' skills and show off his superiority in battle.
* SimpleStaff: The preferred weapon of Master Man Gongsun during training sequences, and when fighting Lord Kuei's soldiers.
* SwordFight: The ultimate DuelTotheDeath between Lord Kuei against Yen Yen and Zhu-jin.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Kicking works too, when [[spoiler: Zhu-jin ultimately takes down Lord Kuei by kicking his sword into his opponent's midsection]]. And for good measure, [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice nailing him with a horizontal tackle so that he ends up pinned against a wall, fifteen meters above ground level]].
* WireFu: Typical for ''wuxia'' of its time.
* {{Wuxia}}
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