Chinatown Kid
Chinatown Kid (Chinese: 唐人街功夫小子; pinyin: Tángrénjiē Gōngfu Xiǎozi; Jyutping: Tong4jan4gaai1 Gung1fu1 Siu2zi2) is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with action choreography by Robert Tai Chi Hsien and Lee Ka Ting, and starring Alexander Fu Sheng and the Venom Mob.
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| Produced by | Sir Run Run Shaw |
| Starring | Alexander Fu Sheng Shirley Yu Siu Yam Yam Philip Kwok Lo Mang Wang Lung Wei |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
The film deals with drugs, police corruption and gang warfare in San Francisco's Chinatown district.
Plot
Struggling to survive the murderous gang wars of Hong Kong, Tan Tung (Alexander Fu Sheng), a young martial arts street fighter, successfully takes on all challengers—until he runs up against the savage underworld empire of Hong Kong's Triad mafia. Escaping to San Francisco, he again tangles with criminal gangs, but this time fights his way to the top of the city's most feared gangster organization led by the White Dragon boss (Kuo Chui). At last, his rise to power leads to a final, murderous, gang-land war for control of all Chinatown. And in the end, Tan Tung must decide whether he will use his awesome skills to fight for evil ... or for to help his best friend Yang Ching.
Cast
- Alexander Fu Sheng as Tan Tung
- Sun Chien as Yang Chien-wen
- Jenny Tseng as Yvonne/Lee Wa Fung
- Philip Kwok as Hsiao Pai-lung, the boss of White Dragon gang
- Lo Mang as Huang Hu-ti, the boss of Green Tiger gang
- Shirley Yu as Lena Chen
- Siu Yam-yam as Hsin Wa
- Wang Lung-wei as Xu Hao
- Hung Tsai as Wan
- Ching Ho Wang as Tan Tung's grandfather
- Chih Ching-wang as Chinese restaurant owner
External links
- IMDb entry
- Chinatown Kid at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Chinatown Kid at AllMovie
- Chinatown Lost Detailed breakdown of the Chinese vs English release