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My Name Is Shanghai Joe (1973)

My Name Is Shanghai Joe poster
Original title
Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe
Directed by
Mario Caiano
Genre
Spaghetti Western
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
18
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Chinese immigrant in the Wild West uses his martial arts skills to fight off racist thugs and corrupt cowboys. He takes on a series of violent confrontations as he tries to make a living.

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What happens

The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (Italian: Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe, lit. "My name is Shanghai Joe") is a 1973 spaghetti Western kung fu film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Chen Lee as Shanghai Joe. It was released under alternate titles in the United States, including To Kill or to Die and The Dragon Strikes Back. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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