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The Mystery of Chess Boxing ()

Shuang ma lian huan (original title)
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Supposedly dead, embittered former official, The Ghost Face Killer has returned and seeking revenge on those martial arts masters than once opposed him - his name is infamous and his Five Elements fighting style is deadly. Meanwhile, young... See more »

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Chi Siu Tien (as Shi-Chia Lung)
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Ah Pao (as Simon Lee)
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Ghost Face Killer Wan Chun-Shan
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Master Cook
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Jeanie Chang ...
Chi Siu Tien's Granddaughter
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Student
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Student Bully
Wang Hsiao ...
Wan's servant
Ching-Shun Mao ...
mistaken Chess Master
Li-Pao Ou
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Chao Yun-Lung
Hsueh-Kun Wang ...
Master Cheng Sing
Yung-Sheng Wang ...
Pole Fighter
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(as Ying Wen)

Directed by

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Joseph Kuo

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Joseph Kuo ... (writer) (as Ping Han Chiang)

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Joseph Kuo ... producer

Music by

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Mou-Shan Huang

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Hui-Kung Chang

Art Direction by

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Pao-Lin Lee

Production Management

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Tai-An Chen ... production manager (as Tai An Chen)
Yang Wang ... production manager

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Yuen-Tai Ting ... set designer

Sound Department

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Hua Chang ... sound recordist

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Tien-Chi Cheng ... stunt coordinator
Chi-Sheng Wang ... stunt coordinator
Yung-Sheng Wang ... stunt coordinator (as Jimmy Wang)

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Chih-Yung Peng ... gaffer
Nai-Ti Yang ... assistant lighting
Shao-Wen Yang ... assistant lighting

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Ta-Chao Lin ... executive director (as Da Chiao Lin)

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Plot Summary

Supposedly dead, embittered former official, The Ghost Face Killer has returned and seeking revenge on those martial arts masters than once opposed him - his name is infamous and his Five Elements fighting style is deadly. Meanwhile, young Ah Pao joins a martial arts school in order to become a great fighter in order to take revenge on the man who killed his father. He gets very good quickly but timing is everything and his arrival at the school in relation to the return of the Ghost Face Killer sees him suspected of being connected and thus put out of the school. He falls under the tutelage of an elderly chess master in the town while all the time the focus of his vengeance kills his way closer and closer. Written by bob the moo

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Also Known As
  • The Mystery of Chess Boxing (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Shuang ma fa wai (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • The Mystery of Chess Boxing (India, English title)
  • Ninja Checkmate (United States)
  • The Mystery of Chess Boxing (World-wide, English title)
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  • 90 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah also takes his name from the film's distinctive villain. See more »

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