Rent King Boxer (1972)
3.6 of 5 from 58 ratings
1h 38min
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- Synopsis:
- From Hong Kong's Shaw Brothers, the founding fathers of kung fu film, comes the groundbreaking cult movie King Boxer. Required viewing for cinephiles and martial arts fans alike, 'King Boxer' took world audiences by storm with the tale of a young martial artist who battles his way into a national tournament, in the name of love, honour, and revenge. His journey from young fighter in training to master of the Iron Fist delves deep into mythic kung fu lore and is laced with explosive action and dazzling fight sequences.
- Actors:
- Lieh Lo, Ping Wang, Hsiung Chao, Chin-Feng Wang, Mien Fang, Feng Tien, James Nam, Shen Chan, Bolo Yeung, Wen Chung Ku, Lung Yu, Yukio Someno, Tse Lin Yang, Chi Chu Chin, Bong-jin Jin, Hsing Chung Hung, Chuan Chen, Chuen Chiang, Shao-Lin Chiang, Hsieh-Su Fung
- Directors:
- Chang-hwa Jeong
- Producers:
- Run Run Shaw
- Writers:
- Yang Chiang
- Aka:
- Five Fingers of Death / Tian xia di yi quan / Hand of Death / 5 Fingers of Death / Invincible Boxer
- Studio:
- Momentum
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Romance
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Raise the Red Lantern, Films to Watch If You Like...
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/12/2021
- Run Time:
- 106 minutes
- Languages:
- Dubbed, English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Mandarin Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Brand new commentary by David Desser, co-editor of The Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema and The Cinema of Hong Kong
- Newly filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns -Interview with director Chung Chang-wha, filmed in 2003 and 2004
- Interview with star Wang Ping, filmed in 2007
- Interview with Korean cinema expert Cho Young-Yung, Author of 'Chung Chang-Wha: Man of Action, Filmed in 2005
- Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu, the first in a three-part documentary on Shaw Brothers' place within the martial arts genre produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003, featuring interviews with Jackie Chan, Jet Li, John Woo, Sammo Hung, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar-Leung, Cheng Pei-pei, David Chiang and many others
- Alternate opening credits from the American version titled 'Five Fingers of Death'
- Hong Kong, US and German theatrical trailers, plus US TV and radio spots
- Image gallery
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