Written, starred and directed for the first time by Jimmy Wang Yu, “The Chinese Boxer” is undeniably a landmark. Highly considered as the forerunner of unarmed combat martial arts movies, it even features a kung fu training sequence and besides, it’s the last time Jimmy stars in a Shaw Brothers production.
The story concerns Lei Ming (Jimmy Wang Yu), a top student from the Chung Yi Chinese kung fu school seeking revenge after some Japanese karate experts for hire destroy it and kill just about everyone there. Badly hurt and knock unconscious during the attack, Lei Ming is luckily nursed back to health by his Master’s daughter Li Hsiao Ling (Wang Ping). All this destruction is actually the result of a failed challenge by a judo combatant, Diao Erh (Chao Hsiung), which leads him to recruit the help of those karate masters.
However, recalling what his Master once said,...
The story concerns Lei Ming (Jimmy Wang Yu), a top student from the Chung Yi Chinese kung fu school seeking revenge after some Japanese karate experts for hire destroy it and kill just about everyone there. Badly hurt and knock unconscious during the attack, Lei Ming is luckily nursed back to health by his Master’s daughter Li Hsiao Ling (Wang Ping). All this destruction is actually the result of a failed challenge by a judo combatant, Diao Erh (Chao Hsiung), which leads him to recruit the help of those karate masters.
However, recalling what his Master once said,...
- 3/11/2021
- by David Chew
- AsianMoviePulse
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