Blades of the Guardians

2026 8.2 2h 6m zh

Overview

Dao Ma, the "second most wanted fugitive," is entrusted by his benefactor, the chief of Mo family clan, to take on a mysterious escort mission-escorting the "most wanted fugitive" to Chang'an.

Cast

Wu Jing

Dao Ma

Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung

Di Ting

Chen Lijun

Ayuya

Yu Shi

Shu

Sun Yizhou

Zhishilang

Li Yunxiao

Ms. Yanzi

Ju Qianlang

Xiao Qi

Ci Sha

Heyi Xuan

Tony Leung Ka-fai

Old Mo

Max Zhang

Double-headed Snake

Jet Li

Lord Chang

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Mrs. Yuchi

Zhang Yi

Pei Shiju

Liu Yaowen

Pei Xingyan

Xiong Jinyi

A Ni

Articles & Reviews

Review by CinemaSerf Apr 24, 2026

"Dao Ma" (Jing Wu) is quite merrily collecting bounties with his young friend "Xiao Qi" (Charles Ju) until he is summoned by a local governor with a proposition and subsequently, having killed the man, is forced to seek refuge amongst his friends in a remote mountain village. It is there that they ask him to return the...

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Review by MovieGuys Jul 08, 2026

"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 t...

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Review by Zeus Jul 13, 2026

9/10 stars review ratings from me; it is a well deserve review. It's been a long time since the movie 14Blades, Red Cliff etc. And 2026 is just the right year to have a great movie like this to appear. No nonsense fight scenes Great cinematography and it just feels right on every angle that you look at it. T...

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