Two martial arts schools prepare for an important tournament.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Lieh Lo | ... | Chao Chih-Hao | |
| Ping Wang | ... | Sung Ying Ying | |
| Hsiung Chao | ... | Okada | |
| Chin-Feng Wang | ... | Yen Chu Hung | |
| Mien Fang | ... | Sun Hsin-Pei | |
| Feng Tien | ... | Meng Tung-Shun | |
| James Nam | ... | Han Lung (as Nan Kung-Hsun) | |
| Shen Chan | ... | Wan Hung-chieh | |
| Bolo Yeung | ... | Pa Tu-er, Mongolian Fighter | |
| Wen Chung Ku | ... | Sung Wu-yang | |
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Lung Yu | ... | Tu Wei |
| Yukio Someno | ... | Oshima Shotaro (as Ran Yeh) | |
| Tse Lin Yang | ... | Sun's pupil | |
| Chi Chu Chin | ... | Chen Lang | |
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Bong-jin Jin | ... | Lu Ta-ming (as Chen Feng Chen) |
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Promising young student Chi-Hao is sent away to train under a new master in order that he may be able to win a martial arts tournament and thus prevent the local thugs from getting the power and prestige that would come were they to win it. Written by bob the moo
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Country:
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MandarinRelease Date:
21 March 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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[as Chao Chi-Hao, Sung Ying Ying & Lu Ta-ming turn around and Chao Chi-Hao walks to face Okada, Okada tosses the severed head of Chen Lang]
Okada: Come on. Let's have a return match.
Chao Chi-Hao: You owe us a good many lives... too many!
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Five Fingers of Death preceeded the American "Kung Fu" TV series as the igniter of the karate craze that started up so many new schools across this country. In the US, it was released as Five Fingers of Death with some rather funny translation in the dubbing to English. It is now being marketed on DVD as King Boxer, which was its original title in the Chinese. The King Boxer DVD is nice because it provides the English dub as well as the option to view the film in the original Chinese, and subtitles are available. See more »Quotes
Okada: Hold it![as Chao Chi-Hao, Sung Ying Ying & Lu Ta-ming turn around and Chao Chi-Hao walks to face Okada, Okada tosses the severed head of Chen Lang]
Okada: Come on. Let's have a return match.
Chao Chi-Hao: You owe us a good many lives... too many!
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Alternate Versions
Although the UK cinema version was intact the 1986 Warner video was cut by 7 secs by the BBFC to remove a double ear clap and shots of a victims severed eyeballs. The 2009 DVD is fully uncut. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This was the very first kung fu movie that I have ever seen. The dubbing is not the greatest but alot better than some that I had seen. The plot is much better than some that are made today. It is gory at times but that is what gives it that special push. Academy award material is it not. But if you like to watch fights and a decent story backround, this is for you!