Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (1979)

Original title

猴形扣手

Directed by

Sum Cheung

Genre

comedy film, action film, martial arts film, Eastern, kung fu film

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

18

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man trains in a unique style of kung fu that combines snake and monkey movements. He faces off against a villainous fighter who uses a dragon style.

playfulenergeticlightheartedfast-pacedcomedicretroexplosive

What happens

Snake in the Monkey's Shadow (a.k.a. Hou hsing kou shou a.k.a. Snake Fist vs. the Dragon) is a Hong Kong martial arts film made in 1979 and directed by Cheung Sum. It stars John Cheung Ng-Long, Wilson Tong Wai-Shing and Charlie Chan Yiu-lam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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