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16 June 1979 (Hong Kong) morePlot Keywords:
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"Kung Fu Instructor" - Solid if standard Kung Fu drama moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lung Ti | ... | Wang Yang |
| Yue Wong | ... | Zhou Ping |
| Feng Ku | ... | Meng Er Da |
| Angie Chiu | ... | Gaga |
| Lung Wei Wang | ||
| Dick Wei | (as Tu Lung) | |
| Tao Chiang | ||
| Fei Ai | ||
| Jamie Luk | (as Lu Chien Ming) | |
| Ching Tien | ||
| Kuo Hua Chang | ||
| Chia Chun Lun | ||
| Yuan-chun Wu | ||
| Hang-Sheng Wu | ||
| Chiang Han |
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Also Known As:
Gau tau (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)Instructor (literal English title)
The Kung Fu Instructor (International: English title)
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100 minCountry:
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USA:RFAQ
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Another solid offering from underrated and unseen director Sun Chueng. Possibly the most refined director of the Shaw stable, Sun Chueng always shows a fluency and command of cinematic techniques.
Sun Chueng's film frequently feature a couple of very strong central characters forced to fight against overwhelming odds. This film is no exception but it's also very much in line with other Shaw kung fu films of the time. A town is split in two, literally since there's a line going down the center, by two warring clans. One is "good", the other very bad. The town split in two idea was later used by Liu Chia Liang in "Cat Vs. Rat". The bad clan decides to rid themselves of the good clan once and for all by forcing the Kung Fu Instructor to teach them the "Shaolin Rod". Wang Yu plays the righteous kung fu instructor while sporting a spiffy goatee. I didn't know that was ever a fashion in China. Anyway, the bad clan tries to pretend that they are worthy students but their evil nature keeps coming thru.
The martial arts as choreographed by Tang Chia are very well done. While in other Shaw films the fights are as well done if not often better, Sun Chueng almost always picks the right camera angles to compliment the techniques. The action is always right on. The story is a little convoluted but never so you can't follow the action. For some people, the film might drag in parts as it turns into a staff training lesson. A welcome addition to my Shaw library.