Village on Fire (1973)
"Shi po tian jian" (original title)

Director:

Lung-hsiang Fung

Writers:

Loong Hsiang Fang (screenplay), Cory B. Sorangaya (story)

Stars:

Yung Henry Yu, Puishan Auyeung, Feng Tien

Cast

Credited cast:
Yung Henry Yu	...	Chiang Tai-kang
Puishan Auyeung	...	Yuan Fung-hsiang
Feng Tien	...	Huang Hai-fung
Li Meng	...	Ying Chun
Nancy Sit	...	Chiang Hsiao-mei
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yeh Fang	...	White Fan
Hark-On Fung	...	Tsao Sze-hu
Hsiang Ting Ko	...	Master Chiang
Kwai Shan	...	Black Fan
Lan Sun	...	Inspector Chao
Kenneth Tsang	...	Ho Ying

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tough guy | fist fight | house fire | martial artist | kung fu master | 

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

23 May 1973 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Village on Fire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fu Kuo Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Standard kung fu fare, nicely presented

Obviously extremely low budget and formulaic, this film nevertheless manages to be entertaining throughout. There's a lone hero, a wicked gang terrorising the village folk, a vow to the dying, and lots of inner conflict before good triumphs over evil.

Oddly, the soundtrack for the English dub exclusively uses the soundtracks to The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in the West as well as a couple of other Ennio Morricone works. I have a feeling they didn't ask Ennio's permission - not sure if the music has been used in the original version or just the later English dub.

It's a bit of fun, and will provide distraction for a couple of hours if you're in the mood for classic kitsch seventies kung fu.