Tu fu

The movie is one of those classical China-desert movies with endless sands and hills, rocky settlements in places where you wonder how they survive. The title character here, Butcher, is basically a good bloke on the run, fastest sword in the west and all that but with the usual heart of gold. Crucially, he sees no path but his one of violent justice and necessary self-defence. In this he is contrasted heavily with the cowardly yet violent tavern-owner Gui. (imdb)