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{{quote|''A good sword can help a novice, and make an expert really powerful. But most important is who is using the sword.''}} |
{{quote|''A good sword can help a novice, and make an expert really powerful. But most important is who is using the sword.''}} |
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''Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha'' (known in English as ''The Storm Riders''), is a 1998 [[Wuxia]] movie based on a long-running [[Manhua]] by Ma Wing Shing. |
''Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha'' (known in English as ''[[The Storm Riders]]''), is a 1998 [[Wuxia]] movie based on a long-running [[Manhua]] by Ma Wing Shing. |
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Lord Conquer (Sonny Chiba) is a warlord who is told by the prophet Mud Buddha that if he finds and trains two young martial artists, Cloud and Wind, then he will be invincible for the first half of his life. Lord Conquer sets out to find Wind and Cloud, killing their fathers and raising them himself. Ten years later, he is well on his way to conquering the world. Then Mud Buddha reveals the prophecy for the second half of his life: as Wind and Cloud were responsible for his rise to power, so too will they be responsible for his downfall... |
Lord Conquer (Sonny Chiba) is a warlord who is told by the prophet Mud Buddha that if he finds and trains two young martial artists, Cloud and Wind, then he will be invincible for the first half of his life. Lord Conquer sets out to find Wind and Cloud, killing their fathers and raising them himself. Ten years later, he is well on his way to conquering the world. Then Mud Buddha reveals the prophecy for the second half of his life: as Wind and Cloud were responsible for his rise to power, so too will they be responsible for his downfall... |
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There is a 2009 sequel titled ''The Storm Warriors'' and an [[Animated Adaptation]], ''Storm Riders: Clash of Evils''. |
There is a 2009 sequel titled ''The Storm Warriors'' and an [[Animated Adaptation]], ''Storm Riders: Clash of Evils''. |
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This film contains examples of: |
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Sword Saint |
* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Sword Saint |
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* [[Blood Magic]]: The Life's Best Sword can only be awakened (read: made to extend itself out of the ground to epic soundtrack) with the blood of Cloud and his father. |
* [[Blood Magic]]: The Life's Best Sword can only be awakened (read: made to extend itself out of the ground to epic soundtrack) with the blood of Cloud and his father. |
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]] |
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]] |
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[[Category:The Storm Riders]] |
[[Category:The Storm Riders]] |
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