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The Swordmates

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Swordmates is a 1969 Shaw Brothers wuxia film starring Chen Ping.A conspiracy to overthrow the Ming Dynasty Imperial Court is plotted, and the plans to conspire with a rebel warlord isinscribed on a letter hidden in the statue of an immensely valuable Jade Goddess. Yen-niang (Chen), a swordswoman appointed by the court, must find and retrieve the statue from the rebels and deliver it, letter and all, to the Imperials. But there are ruthless killers and bandits who wants the statue for themselves as well.
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 Interesting Situation Duel: One of Yan-niang's fight scenes have her duelling a rival swordsman in a stable... with an out-of-control stallion wedged right in between. She eventually decide to simply hijack the stallion and make a run for it.
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 Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
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 Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Yen-niang dons a blue outfit in the tavern fight scene, in comparison to several mooks in generic black.
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 MacGuffin: The statue of the Jade Goddess, which contains a secret message meant to conspire with a neighbouring empire to start a war and subsequent rebellion.
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 In a Single Bound
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 In a Single Bound: Plenty, like every good wuxia, notably in the valley and the finale.
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 Cat Fight
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 Cat Fight: The bandits' underground hideout have barmaids, two of them which gets into a fight while the mostly male mooks simply cheers. It's a reference to the then recent From Russia with Love, though less-fanservicey.
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