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Release Year1980
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageCN
CertificationNR
GenresAction
Votes5
DirectorJohn Law Ma
WritersNi Kuang
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Boxer from the Temple
About The Boxer from the Temple
Complex plots? This director didn't want them. Expensive, famous stars? Didn't need them. Glorious sets and costumes? He could take them or leave them. With his choreographer Hsu Hsia, John Lo Mar liked making lean, mean, fighting movies, and fans rejoiced. Here Wu Yuan-chin stars as "the Kid," a monk whose education in the aptly named "Crazy Lo Han Fist" finds him battling a cruel bandit's son and befriending an abused prostitute. From then on, it's one fight after another in another John Lo Mar martial arts marvel.
Directed by John Law Ma, The Boxer from the Temple leans on a strong ensemble — Ng Yuen-Jun, Kwan Fung, Wong Mei-Mei — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1980.
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