Underplayed Gems

The 36 Deadly Styles (1979)

The 36 Deadly Styles poster
Original title
迷拳三十六招
Directed by
Joseph Kuo
Genre
comedy film, martial arts film, kung fu film
Country
British Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
18
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A martial arts master must defend his school and students from a villainous group that wants to steal a powerful fighting technique. He uses a variety of creative and unusual combat styles to outsmart his enemies.

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What happens

36 Deadly Styles is a 1979 independently released martial arts film directed by Joseph Kuo starring Jack Long, Mark Long, and Hwang Jang-lee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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