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The Guy with the Secret Kung Fu

Original title: Cai yang nu bang zhu
  • 1980
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
3.9/10
177
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The Guy with the Secret Kung Fu (1980)
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Two Ming patriots spend their days helping the weak and rescuing damsels in distress. This alum gets them in trouble, though, as they are captured and then volunteered to go after the fearso... Read allTwo Ming patriots spend their days helping the weak and rescuing damsels in distress. This alum gets them in trouble, though, as they are captured and then volunteered to go after the fearsome Dragon Gang, a tribe of bandits that have been terrorizing the land. They must fight th... Read allTwo Ming patriots spend their days helping the weak and rescuing damsels in distress. This alum gets them in trouble, though, as they are captured and then volunteered to go after the fearsome Dragon Gang, a tribe of bandits that have been terrorizing the land. They must fight their way through the ranks, including a Taoist monk and his nearly invulnerable "demon," be... Read all

  • Director
    • Chi Lo
  • Writer
    • Ji-Shang Lu
  • Stars
    • Fei Meng
    • Nancy Yen
    • Chung Chien Li
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.9/10
    177
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    • Director
      • Chi Lo
    • Writer
      • Ji-Shang Lu
    • Stars
      • Fei Meng
      • Nancy Yen
      • Chung Chien Li
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Fei Meng
    Fei Meng
    • Wen-ting Hung
    Nancy Yen
    Nancy Yen
    • Girl in Distress
    • (as Yen Nan See)
    Chung Chien Li
    • Wen-ting's Brother
    Sha-Li Chen
    Sha-Li Chen
    • Dragon Lady
    • (as Sa Li Chen)
    Hui-Shan Yang
    Hui-Shan Yang
    Chi Wang
    Chung-Tien Shih
    Chung-Tien Shih
    Feng Chang
    Feng Chang
    Tien Miao
    Tien Miao
    • Dragon Master
    • (as Wiao Tien)
    Ping Lu
    Ping Lu
    Chi Wei Huang
      Liang Tai
      Fu-Hsiung Cheng
      Fu-Hsiung Cheng
      Chung Ho
      Wan-Hsi Chin
      Wan-Hsi Chin
      Yu Ling Chang
        Miang Chi Ma
        Hsiao-hsin Peng
        • Director
          • Chi Lo
        • Writer
          • Ji-Shang Lu
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        THE GUY WITH SECRET KUNG FU – Average kung fu tale with good cast
        THE GUY WITH SECRET KUNG FU (1981) stars Meng Fei and Li Chung Chien as two anti-Qing rebels and kung fu fighters who frequently rescue damsels in distress, including one memorable boat fight at the very beginning of the film. Thugs try to board a boat carrying a pretty lady, raising a commotion which attracts the attention of the two heroes, fishing nearby, who leap onto the lady's boat and fight off all the thugs. The heroes are later captured but are then recruited to go after the Dragon Gang. This slim plot gives them lots of excuses to fight. There are some good villains, including Wang Hsieh as a corrupt official and Sally Chen Sa Li as the icily beautiful female head of the Dragon gang. A taoist monk uses his spells to turn a massive fighter (Cheng Fu Heng) into an unstoppable zombie warrior. Finally, the coffin maker's daughter (Nancy Yen) helps out the two heroes by teaching them Dragon Fist and coming up with the herbal mixture that will free the giant guy from his zombie trance. It all culminates in a series of major battles with the two chief villains.

        The real surprise here is Li Chung Chien as Meng Fei's partner. He'd earlier appeared with Meng in THE INVINCIBLE KUNG FU TRIO, a lesser kung fu film (also reviewed on this site) from the same director, Joe Law. Li is a good-looking young actor who more than holds his own while fighting alongside Meng and one wonders why he didn't do more films like this.

        The role of the coffin maker's daughter would have been a natural for a fighting female star like Angela Mao or Lung Chun Erh or any number of fighting femmes working in Taiwan at the time. Instead, she is played by a non-fighting star, Nancy Yen, who cowers and flees when confronted by the female head of the Dragon Gang. So the opportunity for a good female fighting sequence was squandered.

        Still, it's not a bad kung fu film at all, with good location work and strong performances by the three fighting stars, Meng Fei, Li Chung Chien and Wang Hsieh, whose "toad style" is matched by the two heroes' "dragon fist" in the exciting final battle.
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        • Sep 4, 2004

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        • Release date
          • July 31, 1981 (Hong Kong)
        • Countries of origin
          • Taiwan
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Mandarin
        • Also known as
          • The Guy With the Secret Kung Fu
        • Production companies
          • Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company
          • Tin Ping Film Company
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 26 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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