The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman

One legendary blade will change the destiny of all who wield it.

2011•1h 32m•5.4/10

ComedyActionAdventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.4/10(34)

A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cleaver made from the top five swords of the martial arts world in this wild and brash action comedy.

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Production

First Cut Studios Inc., Fox International Productions, Golden Network Asia

Language

ZH

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Masanobu Ando

Masanobu Ando

The Mute

Zhang Yuqi

Zhang Yuqi

Madame Mei

Liu Xiao-Ye

Chopper

Han Pengyi

Han Pengyi

Chunge

Dong Li-Fan

Dong Li-Fan

House of a Thousand Flowers Manager

Gao Lei

Gao Lei

Flautist

Liu Xu

Troupe Leader

Senggerenqin

Senggerenqin

Big Beard

An Yun-Cheng

House of a Thousand Flowers Patron

Mi Dan

Mi Dan

Big Eight Chef

Xie Ning

Xie Ning

Eunuch Liu

Hou Xiang

Hou Xiang

Little Melon

Gong Geer

Gong Geer

Apprentice Cheng

Zhu Jiang

Zhu Jiang

Apprentice Wei

Gao Yu-Lin

South Beauty Restaurant Manager

Wang Rui-Huan

Young Eunuch

Yau Boon-Cheong

Fat Tang

Xu Chong

Xu Chong

Dugu Cheng/Cheng's brother/Old D

Daniel Yu

Daniel Yu

Cock Fighting Gambler #1

Ning Hao

Ning Hao

Cock Fighting Gambler #2

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