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The Chinese Boxer (1970)

The Chinese Boxer poster
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
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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)

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