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The Prodigal Boxer(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-09-27
61%
8 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
Overview:
THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei as a callow, unschooled youth and wrongfully accused murderer. Two vicious masters of the local kung fu school, seeking revenge against Fong Sai Yuk, attack his home and kill his father while Fong is away. Fong’s attempts to avenge the death of his father result in his being badly beaten. Fong trains at the hands of his martial artist mother as she puts him through rigorous training and an herbal bath that makes him invulnerable. A trail of revenge is set in motion with Fong against the two masters, played by formidable kung fu villains Yasuaki Kurata and Wang Ching. Can a year's worth of training prepare Fong Sai Yuk for his deadly confrontation with the vicious masters?
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
Hong Kong,
Taiwan
ProductionCompanies:
Hong Kong South Sea Film Co.
Movie: The Prodigal Boxer
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mang Fei
Fong Sai-Yuk
李琳琳
Siu Pin
Pai Hung
Fong Sai-Yuk's mother
倉田保昭
Iron Hand Tan
王青
Tan's brother
Sun Lan
Thief
Tung Choi-Bo
General Lei
司馬華龍
Fong Sai-Yuk's father
Wong Yuet-Ting
Chai Lam
Father of death student
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Overview
THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei as a callow, unschooled youth and wrongfully accused murderer. Two vicious masters of the local kung fu school, seeking revenge against Fong Sai Yuk, attack his home and kill his father while Fong is away. Fong’s attempts to avenge the death of his father result in his being badly beaten. Fong trains at the hands of his martial artist mother as she puts him through rigorous training and an herbal bath that makes him invulnerable. A trail of revenge is set in motion with Fong against the two masters, played by formidable kung fu villains Yasuaki Kurata and Wang Ching. Can a year's worth of training prepare Fong Sai Yuk for his deadly confrontation with the vicious masters?
Release Date
1972-09-27
Average
6.1
Rating:
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