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Roaring Fire (1982)

Roaring Fire poster
Original title
吼えろ鉄拳
Directed by
Noribumi Suzuki
Genre
kung fu film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young martial artist teams up with a former enemy wrestler to fight a criminal organization. The film features multiple fight scenes and showcases different fighting styles.

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What happens

Roaring Fire (Japanese: 吼えろ鉄拳, Hepburn: Hoero! Tekken) is a 1981 Japanese martial arts film co-written and directed by Norifumi Suzuki and starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Etsuko Shihomi, and Sonny Chiba, who also choreographed the film's action sequences. The film also had former professional wrestler Abdullah the Butcher in a major role as an enemy-turned-ally of Sanada's hero character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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