正值乱世，贼寇横行，十字刀客因暗杀贪官，被府衙通缉。在十字刀客经常出没的县城，脾气古怪的神医华洛正想方设法寻找一味治疗女徒弟孙琰眼盲症的药材。　　县城突发几起恶性投毒案，被害人体内竟含有华洛苦苦寻找的那味药，华洛决定查清此案，而他的搭档，正是一直追求孙琰的县衙班头张范。　　华洛很快找出投毒者，本想顺藤摸瓜找到幕后主使，却被新来的县令王承打乱了阵脚。王承心狠手辣，一上来就栽赃陷害老县令，又杀了投毒者全家，嫁祸给都尉，短短几日，彻底将兵权掌握在自己手中。　　华洛并没有止步，他利用都尉的尸体查出王承是黄巾贼寇，根本不是朝廷委派的新县令！张范带人抓捕王承，却遭反叛，反被杀害。孙琰欲替张范报仇，险些丧命，还从王承处得知她一直敬仰的十字刀客在十四年前杀害了自己全家。　　华洛准备在给王承手术过程中杀了他，却没想到王承抓到了十字刀客作为威胁，华洛艰难完成手术，将奄奄一息的十字刀客带到医馆，孙琰见状，勃然大怒，要为全家报仇。华洛不得不道出真相，原来他才是真正的十字刀客，十四年前被王承陷害误杀孙琰一家。　　孙琰因无法接受而离开，华洛重新化身十字刀客欲与王承决战，并夺取治疗孙琰眼疾的药。而孙琰最终回来了，与华洛并肩作战。

　　

　　聂抗天的父母因宝藏而在抗天出生不久遭曲忍所杀。逆天唯我以挚友的身份救他至古霜霜处医疗胎毒，霜有一对孪生女儿曲兰陵与古雪。后被曲忍抢去其一，抗天趁机逃出移天神宫。二十年后，抗天与兰陵及古雪若下一段三角情缘；另一方面曲忍正展开消灭八大门派之计划。抗天机缘之下终练成天人刀法，负起保卫武林之责

　　聂抗天的父母因宝藏而在抗天出生不久遭曲忍所杀。逆天唯我以挚友的身份救他至古霜霜处医疗胎毒，霜有一对孪生女儿曲兰陵与古雪。后被曲忍抢去其一，抗天趁机逃出移天神宫。二十年后，抗天与兰陵及古雪若下一段三角情缘；另一方面曲忍正展开消灭八大门派之计划。抗天机缘之下终练成天人刀法，负起保卫武林之责

　　驚鴻掠影復塵囂，一瞥恩仇血路迢。　　刀劍齊鋒征世亂，春秋競逐睨天驕。　　止戰之印蓋下，聖魔佛厲的種種，遭到全盤改寫，鴻濛隔斷苦境與中陰界的連結，鬼覺神知蜕變而成的玄玄血傀師，掌握缺漏的記憶，開始對五劍、八厲等人進行反撲，在層層佈計的過程中，五劍之氣先後落入血傀師掌握，而在鴻濛解除後，懺罪之牆因天之佛告懺而崩毀，紅潮正式為禍苦境，天之佛更因昔日抉擇與造業，以天罰自裁石封為蓮，至此，血傀師的陰謀再開新章。　　武林四驚鴻喧囂未止，惡鬼三凶相繼現世，明月不夜羽亦化身地獄變再臨；策夢侯處心積慮設謀，八品神通於焉在握；叫喚淵藪昔戰延續，內發、外聚七修紛擾再起，促使意琦行正式踏入紅塵；綺羅生背負江山快手諸般情仇，與無故事的人、雲滄海的糾葛，再掀往昔波濤。　　天之厲強勢再出，蟄伏已久的魔皇，亦開始有所動作，在聯合背負中陰界之仇的宙王等人請戰天佛原鄉當口，修補佛元完成的一頁書再現塵寰，亂世板蕩，面對群雄詭謀環伺，一頁書要如何應對？握有三機讖的素還真，又會以何種姿態介入武林？　　烽火鑑兵臺召開名器觀論，血傀師以五始之氣合成名劍春秋，與黑月之淚、忘巧雲戟並列會上，吸引各方豪傑，神秘的新面孔亦相繼現世，此時葬刀會亦挾雄姿現蹤武林，一場由武道、兵器所交織而成的江湖恩怨，在有心人的操弄之下，將使局勢再次暗潮洶湧。

　　张七郎（凌云 饰）和他的阴阳刀曾经在江湖上叱咤风云，令敌人们闻风丧胆，但如今，厌倦了江湖纷争的张七郎隐退山林，隐姓埋名在邯郸县做了一名普通得不能再普通的轿夫。虽然退出了江湖，但张七郎的身上却依然有着行侠仗义之心气，某日，遇见了不平之事的张七郎拔刀相助，却意外惹恼了邪恶的鬼头党，他的妻儿更是因此而命丧黄泉。　　悲愤交加的张七郎发誓要找鬼头党报仇，之后偶然结识了卢化（井淼 饰）和他的女儿银赛儿（井莉 饰），彼此之间结下了深厚的友谊。然而，鬼头党的出现使得卢化失去了他的亲人们，张七郎将这一切都看在眼里，记在心底。他同鬼头党头目（林蛟 饰）之间的一场恶战在所难免。

明朝天启年间，朝堂党派纷争宦官横行，某日深夜，阉党党羽崔肆暴毙府中离奇死亡，魏忠贤大为震怒，命锦衣卫彻查此事，千户徐攀星指派锦衣卫小旗楚墨督办，始终心怀正义不愿同阉党同流合污的楚墨无奈接受，然而随着案件的深入逐渐牵扯出背后一场的巨大阴谋……

　　捉刀人“豺狗”裴兴（释小龙 饰）以“打不死”著称，原本冷血麻木拿命换钱的他，见证了一个个坚守正义的人被强权抹杀后，心中侠义逐渐被唤醒，他决定以牙还牙，而复仇之路上要严惩恶人外，还不得不与各路武力超群的捉刀人一决高下。

　　This early 70's giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certainly among the best in his filmography and also in the whole genre. Personally I think Lenzi's best films are the funny cartoon-turned-film Kriminal, the stylish giallo Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, the explosive Napoli violenta and this. In the eighties he did plenty of film trash in form of Eaten Alive, Hitcher in the Dark or Black Demons, all of which are ripping something off and/or very dull and slow moving. Knife of Ice came when the giallo boom was at its hottest and the result is convincing.　　Technically the film is superb, containing great cinematography in the beginning when we learn about the main character's trauma towards trains. From this point on, Lenzi shows us his ability to benefit the widescreen and, for example, the bicycle ride near the forest is genuinely beautiful! This scene also shows Lenzi's ability to build suspense, very slowly but meaningfully. After all, there aren't so many murders in the whole film, only the suspense circulating around the murderer's identity.　　One suspect is a devil worshipper which brings new aspects to the mystery. Since the final scene takes place in a church, one can wonder if Lenzi wanted to comment on something, maybe the hypocritical morale of church and superstition. The main character (Carrol Baker) is mute which demands a lot from her face and eyes. The actress works very well, giving us a believable performance circulating around the emotions of fear and mental pain. The other actors are good, too. The finally, however, may not give too positive a sight about female sex since they all are expressed rather negatively in the film, one way or another. Still this is easily among the most noteworthy in the genre, not as bloody as the Argento films, for example, but equally suspenseful and visually also interesting.

　　“黑脊背”武艺高强，却身有残疾。同乐班的青年寇元庆为人仗义，爱打抱不平。元庆不会武功，却常冒名大刀客“黑脊背”去行侠，又在真“黑脊背”的暗中帮助下屡屡得手。后来俩人双双遇难。

　　“鹞子”龙五少年时替父报仇，手刃歹徒。武孝廉陈民念其至孝，全力相救，使龙五母子得以逃到山里避仇。后来武孝廉家遭恶霸伤害，家破人亡，龙五知恩图报，隐姓埋名铲除了恶霸。