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Tian xia di yi quan (1972)

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User Rating: 7.1/10 (476 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Chang-hwa Jeong
Writer:
Yeung Kong (writer)
Release Date:
21 March 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The New Movie Sensation That's Storming the Entire World! more
Plot:
Two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament. | add synopsis
User Comments:
Classic Martial Arts Movie with Lots of Action! more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Lieh Lo ... Chao Chih-Hao
Ping Wang ... Sung Ying Ying
Hsiung Chiao ... Okada
Chin-Feng Wang ... Yen Chu Hung
Mien Fang ... Sun Hsin-Pei
Feng Tien ... Meng Tung-Shun
James Nam ... Han Lung (as Nan Kung-Hsun)
Shen Chan ... Wan Hung-chieh

Bolo Yeung ... Pa Tu-er, Mongolian Fighter
Wen Chung Ku ... Sung Wu-yang
Lung Yu ... Tu Wei
Yukio Someno ... Oshima Shotaro (as Ran Yeh)
Tse Lin Yang ... Sun's pupil
Chi Chu Chin ... Chen Lang
Bong-jin Jin ... Lu Ta-ming (as Chen Feng Chen)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
5 Fingers of Death (USA) (poster title)
Five Fingers of Death (USA)
Hand of Death
Invincible Boxer
Iron Palm (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
King Boxer (Hong Kong: English title) (original subtitled version)
Tin ha dai yat kuen (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
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Runtime:
USA:104 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (video rating) (1986) | Australia:R (2007) | UK:X (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Finland:(Banned) (1973) | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)
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Company:
Shaw Brothers more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The English dubbed version, released through Warner Brothers, was the film that launched the craze for "kung fu" movies in the United States. more
Quotes:
Shen Chin-Pei: The students here must be on their toes. You have to be prepared for the unexpected. more
Movie Connections:
References Shane (1953) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Classic Martial Arts Movie with Lots of Action!, 4 April 2006
9/10
Author: Frank Luna (fluna1030@yahoo.com) from United States

I was first introduced to this movie while in San Antonio, Tx. This movie was the 2nd. in a double feature. Unfortunately, the theater where I saw this was torn down. Anyways, Five Fingers of Death (aka: King Boxer), was released in 1972 and introduced in the U.S. the following year. Like a lot of "other" Kung-Fu movies released while riding on the "coat-tails" of Enter the Dragon, this particular movie actually was pretty good. It's the story of a country boy who is sent to a martial arts institute to better himself & his fighting skills. Meanwhile, the "opponent" martial arts school plans & scheme to thwart our hero, utilizing dirty tactics to try to throw him off track & try to prevent him from participating in the tournament. By surprise, I had thought since Warner Bros. distributed this movie in the U.S., Warner Bros. was going to issue a DVD. It never happened. As far as I know, this movie has been released in both English & Cantonise, w/sub-titles.....the latter a more "cleaner & clearer" version. Although the fighting sequences are a bit funny to watch (i.e.: flying in air & hitting, jumping on buildings, a fighter using his head....literally....to hit his opponent, etc.), nonetheless, it's classic kung-fu action wonderfully planned & executed. If you like Enter the Dragon, Five Fingers of Death would be an excellent addition to any Movie collection.....if you can find it.

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