The Chinese Boxer
| The Chinese Boxer | |
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| Directed by | Jimmy Wang Yu |
| Written by | Jimmy Wang Yu |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
| Starring | Jimmy Wang Yu Lo Lieh Ping Wang |
| Cinematography | Shan Hua |
| Edited by | Hsing-Lung Chiang |
| Music by | Fu-Ling Wang |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
| Box office | 2.076 M. HK$[1] |
The Chinese Boxer( long hổ đấu; also known by its international titleThe Hammer of God) is a 1970 Hong Kongactionkung fu filmwritten, directed by and starringJimmy Wang Yu.[2][3][4]Tong Gaai was the action director.The Chinese Boxerwas a box office success at the time of its release and resulted in a switch of emphasis within thewuxiagenre away from swordsmanship and towards unarmed combat[5].It would prove influential to subsequent films likeFist of Fury.[6]
The film was followed by a 1977 sequel calledReturn of the Chinese Boxer.[7]
Synopsis[edit]
A Chinese boxer takes revenge on a gang of Japanesekaratethugs who decimated hismartial artsschool.
Cast[edit]
- Jimmy Wang Yuas Lei Ming
- Lo Liehas Kitashima
- Wong Pingas Li Shao-ling
- Chao Hsiungas Diao Erh-yeh (as Chiu Hung)
- Cheng Lui as Chang Da Lun
- Fang Mienas Master Li
- Chan Sing as Ishihara
- Wang Chung as Tanaka
- Wong Kwong Yue as Sun Tung
- Wong Ching as Kume
- Li Tung as Lumura
Home media[edit]
Celestial Picturesreleased the film onDVD.[8]Paramount Picturesreleased the film onBlu-rayin Japan on 13 September 2013,[9]and 88 Films in the UK.[10]
References[edit]
- ^The Chinese BoxerHong Kong Cinemagic
- ^"Cityonfire".
- ^"The Chinese Boxer - The Deuce".grindhousedatabase.
- ^"The Chinese Boxer (1970)".Silver Emulsion Film Reviews.7 December 2012.
- ^Williams, Tony (2015). Cheung, Esther M.K.; Marchetti, Gina; C.M. Yau, Esther (eds.).A Companion to Hong Kong Cnema.Chichester, West Sussex, UK; Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell. p. 323.ISBN978-0-470-65928-1.
- ^The Chinese Boxer (1970) review2016-05-27, Cool Ass Cinema
- ^Perry Seibert (2016)."Return of the Chinese Boxer".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon 25 March 2016.
- ^"Chinese Boxer, The".celestialpictures.Retrieved16 December2020.
- ^"The Chinese Boxer Blu-ray".Blu-ray.Retrieved16 December2020.
- ^"The Chinese Boxer - 88 Asia 27".88-films.myshopify.Retrieved4 July2022.
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