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Cai li fa xiao zi

  • 19761976
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Sheng Fu in Cai li fa xiao zi (1976)
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International favorite Alexander Fu Sheng cemented his stardom in this, the fourth film in his esteemed director's "Shaolin" series. Fu gives both a great dramatic and kung-fu performance as... Read allInternational favorite Alexander Fu Sheng cemented his stardom in this, the fourth film in his esteemed director's "Shaolin" series. Fu gives both a great dramatic and kung-fu performance as an honorable carriage driver who finds love and death when he battles particularly homici... Read allInternational favorite Alexander Fu Sheng cemented his stardom in this, the fourth film in his esteemed director's "Shaolin" series. Fu gives both a great dramatic and kung-fu performance as an honorable carriage driver who finds love and death when he battles particularly homicidal street punks.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
233
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
112,225
22,307
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    • Directors
      • Cheh Chang
      • Wu Ma
    • Writers
      • Cheh Chang
      • Kuang Ni
    • Stars
      • Sheng Fu
      • Jenny Tseng
      • Hsia Hui Wu
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Cheh Chang
      • Wu Ma
    • Writers
      • Cheh Chang
      • Kuang Ni
    • Stars
      • Sheng Fu
      • Jenny Tseng
      • Hsia Hui Wu
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Sheng Fu
    Sheng Fu
    • Zhong Jian
    • (as Alexander Fu Sheng)
    Jenny Tseng
    Jenny Tseng
    • Huang Mei-fang
    Hsia Hui Wu
    • Xiao Li
    Lung-Wei Wang
    Lung-Wei Wang
    • Feng Tien-shan
    Ka-Yan Leung
    Ka-Yan Leung
    • Wang Chen-chai
    Mao Shan
    Mao Shan
    • Master Zhou San-kuei
    Ti Lu
    Ti Lu
    • Zhong Zhi-Mun
    Stephan Yip
    Stephan Yip
    • Li Ting
    Ying Lee
    Ying Lee
    • Tseng Pao-fu
    Hui-Lou Chen
    Hui-Lou Chen
    • Instructor Chu Tzu
    Yen Wu
    Yen Wu
    • Wu Pan
    Fei Wang
    Fei Wang
    • Li Hui-li
    Tien-Chi Cheng
    Tien-Chi Cheng
    • Gang Member
    Sheng Chiang
    Sheng Chiang
    • Gang Member
    Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
    Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok
    • Zhou's Martial Arts Student
    • (as Kuo Chui)
    Hui-Huang Lin
    Hui-Huang Lin
    Feng Lu
    Feng Lu
    • Gang Member
    Jamie Luk
    Jamie Luk
    • Fung's assistant
    • (as Chien-Ming Lu)
    • Directors
      • Cheh Chang
      • Wu Ma
    • Writers
      • Cheh Chang
      • Kuang Ni
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    8/10
    Classic kung fu drama
    The incomparable Alexander fu Sheng is featured in this adult drama concerning honor and loyalty, and painful lessons. Fu Sheng turns in a great performance as Chien Chung, the coach driver who cannot resist defending the people of his small village when they are attacked by the local gangs. Strangely, the people he helps are ungrateful, and he gets labeled as a 'troublemaker," and as a bad guy. After a nasty conflict arises with a ruthless gang boss, he is sent away to a remote mountain, where he can possibly find his way out of a violent mindset. On this mountain Chien is instructed in a rare kung fu technique, and he returns home with a new strength, which it turns out he will need; in his absence the gang has terrorized his family and neighbors, and murdered the man he is most loyal to. Chang Cheh's serious drama features surprising character development and involves the viewer in the dramatic elements of the story, which is rare for this genre of film. Fu Sheng creates through his performance, a character that we can genuinely like; to the point that when a tragedy befalls him, the audience feels it. I was actually a bit choked up at the films tragic conclusion! The fight sequences are fine, as expected; greatly executed but not as flashy as is typical for a Cheh film. And without the lavish period costumes (this is a more contemporary story) "New Shaolin Boxers" becomes more realistic and easier to relate to. The way in which he protects his childhood friend from being sold into prostitution, at the risk of his own life, makes Fu Sheng's character a classic noble hero. While not the best kung fu action epic ever, "Shaolin Boxer" remains one of the finest performances of the great Alexander Fu Sheng, and is a timeless piece of filmmaking as well. It should be shown to people who think that this genre of film can't be serious drama as well as just fight scenes.
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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1976 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Taiwan
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Grand Master of Death
    • Production company
      • Chang's Film Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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