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Les Griffes mortelles de Ta-Kang

Original title: Shi po tian jian
  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Les Griffes mortelles de Ta-Kang (1973)
ActionDrama

Chung is a reformed professional fighter who has to hide his identity and take revenge on Black and White Fan, after they murder his family.Chung is a reformed professional fighter who has to hide his identity and take revenge on Black and White Fan, after they murder his family.Chung is a reformed professional fighter who has to hide his identity and take revenge on Black and White Fan, after they murder his family.

  • Director
    • Lung-Hsiang Fang
  • Writers
    • Lung-Hsiang Fang
    • Cory B. Sorangaya
  • Stars
    • Yung Henry Yu
    • Auyeung Pui-San
    • Feng Tien
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    165
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    • Director
      • Lung-Hsiang Fang
    • Writers
      • Lung-Hsiang Fang
      • Cory B. Sorangaya
    • Stars
      • Yung Henry Yu
      • Auyeung Pui-San
      • Feng Tien
    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Yung Henry Yu
    Yung Henry Yu
    • Chiang Tai-kang
    Auyeung Pui-San
    Auyeung Pui-San
    • Yuan Fung-hsiang
    • (as Pui-San Auyeung)
    Feng Tien
    Feng Tien
    • Huang Hai-fung
    Li Meng
    Li Meng
    • Ying Chun
    Nancy Sit
    Nancy Sit
    • Chiang Hsiao-mei
    • (as Chia-Yen Hsieh)
    Chuen Chiang
    Chuen Chiang
    Lau Chun-Fai
    Lau Chun-Fai
      Yeh Fang
      Yeh Fang
      • White Fan
      Fung Hak-On
      Fung Hak-On
      • Tsao Sze-hu
      • (as Hark-On Fung)
      Hsiang-Ting Ko
      Hsiang-Ting Ko
      • Master Chiang
      Chiu Lee
      Chiu Lee
      Kwai Shan
      Kwai Shan
      • Black Fan
      Lan Sun
      Lan Sun
      • Inspector Chao
      Te-Chiang Teng
      Kenneth Tsang
      Kenneth Tsang
      • Ho Ying
      Cheung-Yan Yuen
      Cheung-Yan Yuen
        Jackie Chan
        Jackie Chan
        • Thug - Beats up a Woman
        • (uncredited)
        Heng Li
        Heng Li
          • Director
            • Lung-Hsiang Fang
          • Writers
            • Lung-Hsiang Fang
            • Cory B. Sorangaya
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          5deluca.lorenzo@libero.it

          A SHOWCASE FOR HENRY YU YANG

          Henry Yu Yang was one of the few Kung-Fu actors survived to the ending of the genre (he acted also in Horror like BLOOD REINCARNATION, or comedy like 77 HEARTBREAKS). He debuted in Chang Cheh's DEAD END (1969) and by 1973 made a string of low-budgeted films like FIST OF DOUBLE K/FIST TO FIST and this THE AWAKEN PUNCH, that's all in all not better and no worse than many others released in the Golden Era of the genre. As usual the soundtrack is illegally stolen from occidental composers (it's funny to read users still wondering if those movies asked for Morricone's or any other western composer's permission). The movie was released in Hong Kong from 5/23/73 to 5/29/73 (a fair amount of days if you consider the very fast theatrical distribution policy reigning in Hong Kong then: if a movie was a flop they retired it after one day only!). This grossed a good 439.000 HK dollars (more or less 90.000 US dollars) against a cost of less than 100.000 HK dollars (more or less 20.000 US dollars), so it was a locally quite fair business for production company Empire (KUNG-FU THE INVISIBLE FIST, TOUGH GUY, THE BLOODY FISTS, all starred by the late Chan Sing). Local TV star Nancy Sit (Stranger from Canton; Flatfoot in Hong Kong) plays the love interest; Yuean Wah (who served Bruce Lee as stunt-double) and his camerade Jackie Chan are among the acrobats. Regular badguys' duo Fong Yau and San Kway, do their wicked duty as usual. Tien feng (Fist of Fury; King Boxer) and Kenneth Tsang (John Woo's The killer) also appear. Also released as VILLAGE ON FIRE, THE FURY OF THE BLACK BELT (US theatrical title), BUDDHIST SHAOLIN AVENGERS (dvd title).
          6michaeldecker

          Standard kung fu fare, nicely presented

          Obviously extremely low budget and formulaic, this film nevertheless manages to be entertaining throughout. There's a lone hero, a wicked gang terrorising the village folk, a vow to the dying, and lots of inner conflict before good triumphs over evil.

          Oddly, the soundtrack for the English dub exclusively uses the soundtracks to The Godfather, Once Upon a Time in the West as well as a couple of other Ennio Morricone works. I have a feeling they didn't ask Ennio's permission - not sure if the music has been used in the original version or just the later English dub.

          It's a bit of fun, and will provide distraction for a couple of hours if you're in the mood for classic kitsch seventies kung fu.

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          • Release date
            • December 19, 1973 (France)
          • Country of origin
            • Hong Kong
          • Languages
            • Cantonese
            • Mandarin
          • Also known as
            • Fury of the Black Belt
          • Production company
            • Fu Kuo Film Company
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          • Runtime
            • 1h 41m(101 min)
          • Color
            • Color
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 2.35 : 1

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