Seven Swords

Synopsis

China at the end of the 17th century. The Ming dynasty is suffering from political, economical and militaristic crises. The sword is the traditional symbol of the Chinese army. In that time 7 swordsman begin to fight for the people.

An anthology created by several Chinese artists.

China, middle of 17th century. Ming dynasty is leaving its last moments, surrounded by economic crisis and politic troubles. In that era, the sword was the symbol of the traditional Chinese weapon. Rédemption, Infinite, Transcendance… these are the names of the 7 swords, born in the imagination of the Chinese novelist LIANG Yu Sheng, in 1954, and transformed in a beautiful movie by Tsui Hark, well known Chinese movie editor, who asked to 7 seven young asian talents to imagine a story for each of these 7 magic swords. A graphically amazing book which is a witness of the chevalery mind in China.