The Chinese Boxer (1970)

Original title

龍虎鬪

Directed by

Jimmy Wang Yu

Genre

action film, martial arts film, drama film

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial artist seeks revenge against a group of Japanese fighters who have taken over his school. He trains in a new style of fighting to defeat them with his bare hands.

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What happens

The Chinese Boxer (Chinese: 龍虎鬥; lit. 'Dragon Tiger Fight', also known by its international title The Hammer of God) is a 1970 Hong Kong martial arts film produced and distributed by Shaw Brothers Studio, directed by and starring Jimmy Wang Yu, and featuring fight choreography by Tong Kai. The film co-stars Lo Lieh and Wang Ping. It was a considerable financial success on release, and codified Wang Yu's superstar status. It is considered the first classic in the Kung Fu film genre, centering unarmed combat in a contemporary or semi-contemporary setting, without the fantasy or period elements prevalent in wuxia. It would prove influential to subsequent films like Fist of Fury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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