The Chinese Boxer
The Chinese Boxer (龙虎斗; also known by its international title The Hammer of God) is a 1970 Hong Kong action kung fu film written, directed by and starring Jimmy Wang.[2][3][4] Tong Gaai was the action director. The Chinese Boxer was a box office success at the time of its release and is currently considered the first classic in the non-wuxia, Kung Fu genre, or specifically the unarmed combat martial art films that center more on training and prowess than fantasy/adventure. It would prove influential to subsequent films like Fist of Fury.[5]
| The Chinese Boxer | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jimmy Wang |
| Produced by | Runme Shaw |
| Written by | Jimmy Wang |
| Starring | Jimmy Wang Lo Lieh Ping Wang |
| Music by | Fu-Ling Wang |
| Cinematography | Shan Hua |
| Edited by | Hsing-Lung Chiang |
Production company | Shaw Brothers |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers Studio Celestial Pictures (DVD) |
Release date | 1970 |
Running time | 85 min. |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin Cantonese |
| Box office | 2.076 M. HK$[1] |
The film was followed by a 1977 sequel called Return of the Chinese Boxer.[6]
Synopsis
A Chinese boxer takes revenge on a gang of Japanese karate thugs who decimated his martial arts school.
Cast
References
- The Chinese Boxer Hong Kong Cinemagic
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- "The Chinese Boxer - The Deuce". grindhousedatabase.com.
- "The Chinese Boxer (1970)". Silver Emulsion Film Reviews.
- The Chinese Boxer (1970) review 2016-05-27, Cool Ass Cinema
- "Return of the Chinese Boxer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25.
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