Fang Shi Yu (1973)

A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. In retaliation , his father is killed. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic face-off.

Director:

Chai Yang-Min

Writer:

Kuang Ni

Stars:

Fei Meng, Yasuaki Kurata, Lin Lin Li

Cast

Credited cast:
Fei Meng	...	Fong Sai-yuk
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Iron Fist Tan (as Tung Choi-Po)
Lin Lin Li	...	Siu Ping
Hung Pai
Wang Qing
Wah Lung Szema	...	(as Suma Wah Lung)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tien Lung Chen
Hark-On Fung
Tze Lin
Chia Yung Liu
Wong Pei-tsi
Lan Sun	...	(as Sun Nan)
Pai-chen Yang
Tin Hung Yee
Shi-Kwan Yen

Storyline

A gifted but proud young martial arts student injures and kills an opponent. In retaliation , his father is killed. The young student vows revenge and begins to prepare for his epic face-off.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | chop socky | kickboxing tournament | fist fight | kung fu classic | 

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Taglines:

Overpowering in savage action!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

March 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kung Fu: The Punch of Death

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Sea Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Prodigal Boxer Part III (1979)

User Reviews

Meng Fei's performance is among his best

ej's kung-fu capsule review for films of the chop-socky old-school -

1. basic plot type - Young man coming of age as kung fu hero; 'school vs. school' rivalry to-the-death.

2. plot construction - Very good, among the best from this screen-writer (the ubiquitous I Kuang). Weakened by unexplained lapse in continuity editing towards the end.

3. dramatic - Frequently.

4. funny - Rarely.

5. dialog - Acceptible; clichés kept under control.

6. cast performance - Very good - Meng Fei's performance is among his best.

7. crew performance - Solid.

8. amount of fighting - Plenty.

9. quality of fighting - Very good for the era.

10. special any cast or crew notes - Somewhere between this film and the rest of his career, Meng Fei lost his humility, recapturing it only once for the classic Snuff Bottle Connection.

But here, he's entirely believable, and even demonstrates the character's maturing over time, which lays a solid foundation for the film's themes.

11. big positive - The final fight scene - rapid, strong, violent, and completely in keeping with the characters and themes.

12. big negative - In the scenes immediately leading up to the final fight, continuity gets lost; very distracting.

bottom-line - who should see this movie - It's a solid action film for those who like unarmed combat of any kind.