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Ma Yong Zhen

  • 1972
  • Unrated
  • 2h 14min
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Chen Kuan-Tai in Ma Yong Zhen (1972)
Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.
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Agrega una trama en tu idiomaLeaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek a better one in Shanghai, a lowly martial artist is inspired by another kung fu master who moved to Shanghai and became a highly respected... Leer todoLeaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek a better one in Shanghai, a lowly martial artist is inspired by another kung fu master who moved to Shanghai and became a highly respected gangster, so he follows in his footsteps.Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek a better one in Shanghai, a lowly martial artist is inspired by another kung fu master who moved to Shanghai and became a highly respected gangster, so he follows in his footsteps.

  • Dirección
    • Cheh Chang
    • Hsueh-Li Pao
  • Guionistas
    • Cheh Chang
    • Kuang Ni
  • Elenco
    • Chen Kuan-Tai
    • Li Ching
    • David Chiang
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  • CALIFICACIÓN DE IMDb
    7.0/10
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    TU CALIFICACIÓN
    • Dirección
      • Cheh Chang
      • Hsueh-Li Pao
    • Guionistas
      • Cheh Chang
      • Kuang Ni
    • Elenco
      • Chen Kuan-Tai
      • Li Ching
      • David Chiang
    • 18Opiniones de los usuarios
    • 27Opiniones de los críticos
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    Chen Kuan-Tai
    Chen Kuan-Tai
    • Ma Yong Zhen
    • (as Kuan Tai Chen)
    Li Ching
    Li Ching
    • Jin Lingzi
    David Chiang
    David Chiang
    • Boss Tan Si
    Mario Milano
    • Russian Boxer
    • (as Ma Lan Nu)
    Ching Tien
    Ching Tien
    • Li Caishun - Champion 3
    Ku Feng
    Ku Feng
    • Chang Chin Fa - Champion 2
    • (as Feng Ku)
    Chiang Nan
    Chiang Nan
    • Boss Yang Shuang
    • (as Nan Chiang)
    Yi Feng
    Yi Feng
    • Fang Ah Gen - Champion 1
    Kang-Yeh Cheng
    Kang-Yeh Cheng
    • Xiao Jiangbei
    Ching Wang
    Ching Wang
    • Lu Pu - Champion 4
    Chen Hao
    Chen Hao
    • Mr. Chin
    • (as Hao Chen)
    Shang-Yun Liang
    • One of Ma's Men
    Yen-Tsan Tang
    • One of Ma's Men
    Lao Shen
    Lao Shen
    • Tea House Owner
    Wen-Tai Li
    Wen-Tai Li
    • Hostel Manager
    Wei Lu
    • Carriage house clerk
    Chung Wang
    Chung Wang
    • Tan Sze's Bodyguard
    Kuang Yu Wang
    Kuang Yu Wang
    • Tan Sze's Bodyguard
    • Dirección
      • Cheh Chang
      • Hsueh-Li Pao
    • Guionistas
      • Cheh Chang
      • Kuang Ni
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    8sidyaqub

    Rags to riches... but is it all that it's made out to be??

    This 1970's Shaw Brothers studio epic from legendary director Chang Cheh still seems to be as increasingly watchable to this day.

    Chen Kuan Tai stars as Ma Yong Zhen, a street urchin in 1930's Shanghai who gets by washing carriages for the upper-class. But he desires more, he wants to have his own power, wealth and status in the city of Shanghai. After a couple of errands with the Four Dragon's gang, Ma gets the recognition he yearns for and is seen as a saviour to the poor and begins his parade by taking over districts in Shanghai. Soon the power and status he has craved for begins to crumble the inner-happiness he has longed for.

    The film has proved to be very influential to this day, as John Woo was assistant director and the Four Dragon's gang was also used in Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Hustle' (but known as the Axe Gang), the finale of Ryo Seung Wan's 'City of Violence' also bears resemblance to the finale of 'Ma Yong Zhen'. Chen proves to be a worthy lead as his appearance and performance comes as very empathetic and proves quite adequately in fight sequences. Chang Cheh regular David Chiang plays a small role but sadly shows very little martial arts skills. The fights are somewhat average, if not very bloody but the story line, the central performances, the cinematography and the music score make this film stand out as an evergreen classic. What drew me into this film was it's cool and slick opening sequence (kind of like Chang Cheh's 'Vengeance') it creates the atmosphere of mystery, danger, rage and excitement.

    All I can say is if you can see a worthy version of this movie (sadly there's no DVD released in the UK yet) go and see it. But I'm sure other DVD distributors in other countries have released the full uncut version of this classic.
    8Vartiainen

    Martial arts gangster story

    Boxer from Shantung is pretty much what you'd get if you made Goodfellas as a Chinese martial arts film. Ma Yongzhen (Chen Kuan-tai) is poor country boy who moves to Shanghai to seek his fortune. Unfortunately, the times are tough and oftentimes he and his friends don't even have enough money for a roof over their heads. But after meeting a legendary crime lord Tan Si (David Chiang), Ma realizes that the only way to move forward in this city of poverty and misery is to do so through illegal means.

    Boxer from Shantung elevates itself above most of its peers by the virtue of its fight scenes. Chen is a fantastic, fully-trained martial artist, whose various moves and stunts are beautiful to watch. I also like the fact that unlike in so many other martial arts films, the main character is not invincible. Fitting for a gangster film. The last fight scene is actually pretty brutal to watch because of this, but all the more awesome for it. Definitely one of the best fight scenes I've seen in my life and worth the price of admission by itself.

    What keeps the film from being a masterpiece is the fact that the story is rather bland. It starts out well enough and the ending is fantastic, but the middle part lost me pretty quickly. It felt like the film was simply going through the motions to get to the good part. It's by no means awful and you still get a lot of good fights, but the characters themselves don't become as dear to you as they should.

    Still, it's a film you see to watch people kung fu fighting. And for that it is a very good film. If you're looking a captivating story and fleshed-out characters, this is not your film, but I think you already knew that walking in.
    9Falconeer

    A masterpiece, and possibly the best of it's kind...

    Before the advent of DVD media, films such as Cheng Cheh's "Boxer From Shantung" could only be seen in severely butchered form, complete with laughable and awful dubbing, fair to poor picture quality, always in "pan and scan" format with a percentage of the picture chopped out, and in most cases, with the harder violence removed as well. Finally "Ma Yong Zhen" can be seen the way director Cheh envisioned his passionate "rags to riches" epic, with "epic" being a suitable word as this film is quite big in scope, and surpasses the 2 hour mark. The tale itself is a familiar one to be sure; a young, ambitious street urchin uses his unique boxing skills and mental cunning to climb the bloody ladder of success, and fortune. But this tale has rarely been filmed so eloquently. There is so much to praise here, beginning with cinematography; forget comparing this film with the endless and uninspired kung-fu pictures made through the 60's to 70's. For the look of "Ma Yong Zhen" is that of a mostly beautiful art-house style production. This can finally be seen in it's original aspect ratio of 2,35 widescreen, and the difference is hardly describable. For years apparently, this was only released widely with a running time of just over 90 minutes, but the wonderful DVD from "Celestial Pictures" restores the feature to it's 124 minute running time. The lead character, played by Chen Kuan-tai, is really superb in his role as the ambitious 'Ma'. He possesses a strange, utterly unique physical beauty which somehow elicits sympathy from the viewer. The film reminded me a bit of 1983's "Scarface", as the stories, as well as the extreme violence are similar themes within both pictures. However Chen's character never loses touch with his own humanity, unlike Tony Montana, who became a monster. And I must agree with another poster who described the feeling of "sadness" that envelops the film. Much of it is quiet, subdued, featuring some haunting, and totally unobtrusive musical score. Of course this is misleading, as the film explodes with a brand of violence hard to describe, for the films breathtaking climax. That new DVD also features the original Mandarin language audio track, and hearing the original language is the only way to see this. There are English subtitles as well. Recommended viewing for anyone curious to see a how a traditional kung-fu film can be transformed into a work of art.
    7a_chinn

    Okay story, but terrific (and bloody) fight scenes make this a must see!

    Pre-Venom Mob martial arts film from director Cheh Chang finds the film's hero working his way out of poverty by traveling to Shanghai, only to find himself drawn into the criminal underworld. The Shanghai underworld looks pretty much like every other Shaw Brothers backlot set and the story and characters are not particularly compelling, but the fight sequences are excellent, particularly a wildly bloody finale, where the hero battles the main villain's minions with a hatchet lodged in his side!
    8henry-girling

    Better than average

    'Ma yong zhen' or 'Boxer from Shantung' in the dubbed videocassette version I viewed is a long film but engrossing, showing the rise of Ma Yung Chen from lowly labourer to gang boss.

    The film has a strange melancholy air, ending with some of the characters fleeing from Shanghai as war approaches. The music has also a sad feel to it. Avarice is the main driving force of most of the characters as they go about their business but over all there is a doomed air.

    Kuan Tai Chen who plays Ma Yung Chen (very well) has a pleasant appealing smile but there is something sad in him too. His yearning to be somebody is touching. He is plausible in the fight scenes too, particularly the tremendous gory fight at the end, which seems to go on endlessly like a nightmare you can't wake up from. David Chiang as usual is great, though not on the screen long enough. The 'four champions' in the film include the Shaw Brothers regular Feng Ku who is always good value.

    I believe John Woo worked as an assistant director on the film and is a fan of the director, Cheh Chang. Compare the end of this film with the end of Woo's 'The Killer'.

    There is a lot of combat in this film but it sits well with the narrative and the characters. Some martial art films are all fighting and no plot but 'Boxer from Shantung' has both in equally good measures.

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    • Trivia
      According to Chen Kuan-Tai, most of the Shaw Brothers films took roughly two months to work on, but due to a tight schedule this had to be shot in one month. With this cramped schedule, director Cheh Chang was only able to direct during the night shoots, while uncredited director Hsueh-Li Pao directed during the day shoots.
    • Errores
      When the boss is dropped off to fight, overhead power lines are visible behind the driver.
    • Citas

      Mr. Chin: Lingzi, you have a lady's temper, but a maid's destiny.

    • Versiones alternativas
      The Arrow Films "Shaw Scope Vol. 1" release of the film is the complete and uncut 134 min version of the film. Previous Celestial Pictures restorations were 130 min due to frame cuts (a practice that was criticized in the earlier Shaw Brothers restorations.)
    • Conexiones
      Featured in Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003)

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      • 11 de febrero de 1972 (Hong Kong)
    • País de origen
      • Hong Kong
    • Idioma
      • Mandarín
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      • The Boxer from Shantung
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      • Shaw Brothers
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      • 2.35 : 1

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