Remotely related movies
Unfortunately i can't remember the titles of these :
1) The bad-ass blinds his opponents throwing metal stings at them ? (also hara-kiri content)
2) The master keeps hidden for revenge a last form, saying only he will use it when he is half dead (reminding the final fighting scenes)
3) Everyone is after a very precious manuscript in a temple. Involving a fighting girl.
More pleasant movies : A Touch of Zen (1971), Raining in the Mountain (1979)...
I enjoyed it also, but passed the excruciating scenes in defensive laughing ... !