Chinatown Kid (1977)
"Tang ren jie xiao zi" (original title)

Director:

Cheh Chang

Writers:

Cheh Chang, Kuang Ni,

Stars:

Sheng Fu, Shirley Yu, Shaw Yin Yin

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sheng Fu	...	Tan Tung
Shirley Yu	...	Lena
Shaw Yin Yin	...	Hsin Wa
Philip Kwok	...	White Dragon boss Hsiao Pai-lung (as Kuo Chui)
Jenny Tseng	...	Yvonne / Lee Wa Fung (as Jenny)
Chien Sun	...	Yang Chien-wen
Hung Tsai	...	Wan
Ching Ho Wang	...	Tung's Grandfather
Lung Wei Wang	...	Hsu Hao
Ti Lu	...	Mr. Yang
Yung Henry Yu
Ping Ha	...	Mrs. Hsu (as Hsia Ping)
Chih-Ching Yang	...	Restaurant Owner Chen
Kuan-chung Ku	...	Cook
Nan Chiang	...	Laundry Owner Lee

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | kung fu kid | art

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Taglines:

He was the Leader of the White Dragons...the Toughest Gang on any Turf!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Chinatown Kid

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min 86 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Despite the fact that the majority of the film takes place in San Francisco, all cars shown have the steering wheel on the right-hand side and drive on the left-hand side of the road.

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Connections

Version of Boxer from Shantung (1972)

User Reviews

Fu Sheng Was Awesome

After watching the recently released and remastered version of Heaven And Hell, I started digging through my collection and found possibly Fu Sheng's greatest film, The Chinatown Kid. This kung fu gangster story sports some awesome fight scenes and is a perfect example of why Shaw Brothers was truly a dynasty back in the day. With fantastic fighting skills, matinée idol looks, and magnetic charisma, Fu Sheng was on his way to becoming one of the greatest stars ever in Hong Kong cinema. Unfortunately, an automobile accident took him away from us too soon. This classic, featuring Fu and the original 5 venoms really needs a legitimate release. Hopefully, it will happen in my lifetime.