Underplayed Gems

The Boxer's Omen (1983)

The Boxer's Omen poster
Original title
魔
Directed by
Kuei Chih-hung
Genre
horror film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 79 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A boxer is paralyzed after a fight. His brother goes to Thailand to seek help from a monk and gets pulled into a bizarre world of black magic and supernatural revenge.

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What happens

The Boxer's Omen (Chinese: 魔; pinyin: Mó, lit. 'Magic') is a 1983 Hong Kong horror film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It is sometimes described as a sequel to Chih-Hung's Bewitched (1981). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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