The Hidden Sword

The Hidden Sword is a 2017 Chinese martial arts film written and directed by Xu Haofeng and adapted from Xu's novel of the same name. The film stars Xu Qing, Jessie Li and Zhang Aoyue.

The Hidden Sword
Promotional poster
Chinese	刀背藏身
Hanyu Pinyin	Dāo bèi cáng shēn
Directed by	Xu Haofeng
Screenplay by	Xu Haofeng
Based on	The Hidden Sword by Xu Haofeng
Produced by	Guan Dandan Chen Dongqiu
Starring	Xu Qing Jessie Li Zhang Aoyue
Cinematography	Shao Dan
Edited by	Xu Haofeng He Sisi
Music by	An Wei
Production company	Poly Film
Distributed by	Poly Film
Release date	August 27, 2017 (2017-08-27) (WFF)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Budget	CN¥80 million[1]

Cast

• Xu Qing as Zhihui
• Jessie Li as Qingqing
• Zhang Aoyue as Kong Dingyi
• Huang Jue as Imposter of Shen Feixue
• Geng Le as Er Bao
• Chen Kuan-tai as Master Kong
• Li Guangjie as Shen Feixue
• Li Bo
• Hung Yan-yan

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
41st Montreal World Film Festival	Best Artistic Contribution	The Hidden Sword	Won	[2]
54th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Performer	Zhang Aoyue	Nominated	[3]
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Xu Haofeng	Nominated
	Best Action Choreography	Xu Haofeng	Nominated
	Best Original Film Score	An Wei	Nominated