Heroes Shed No Tears (1980 film)

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name = Heroes Shed No Tears


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director = Chor Yuen
producer = Run Run Shaw
writer = Gang Cheng
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starring = Alexander Fu Sheng Derek Yee Ku Feng Jason Piao Piao Ku Kuan Chung
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distributor = Shaw Brothers Studio
release = 1980
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country = flagicon|Hong Kong|colonial Hong Kong
language = Cantonese
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imdb_id = 0202697

"Heroes Shed No Tears" is a Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen, and starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Derek Yee.

Plot

After his lengthy training nears completion, expert swordsman Gao (Fu Sheng) is entrusted with an unusual mission by his elderly master. The task involves taking the fabled 'Teardrop Sword' down into the martial world and solving the petty squabbles of a few supremely skilled individuals, while also deciding the fate of the seemingly cursed weapon. Gao takes his master's words on-board, descends from his mountain retreat and prepares to meet the weird and wonderful pugilists he has heard so much about. Gao's arrival in town is noticed by the so-called 'Unbeatable' Sima Chaoqun (Piao Piao) and his fiendishly intelligent aide Zhao (Yi) who decide to keep a close eye on the stranger as they prepare to host a lavish ceremony. Unfortunately for Sima, the celebration is disrupted by an assassination that leaves the whole of his clan rocked by the vicious attack. Gao insists that he has no involvement in the murder, but is happy to side with Sima's long-time enemy Zhumeng of 'Braveheart Hall' when the rival clan leader is ambushed by a troop of killers. Though the histories of both swordsmen is familiar to Gao thanks to his master's instruction, he is less sure of the enigmatic killer (Yueh Hua) who continues to appear during the most intriguing moments.