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Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Kung Fu Exectuioner [a.k.a. Black Jim Va Tout Casser] (1981)




























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Drug traffickers and smugglers on the scene in 1920s Shanghai. Among them, the Japanese Shima Gawa and Chan Yim Hung, the Queen of the players. Together, they plan to expand their business connections to force the underworld to its' knee. The smuggling of opium to fill the coffers of the syndicate. However, they need to enforce their plan to the employees of the old Li Tsu Nam who controls the ports around. Since the old man is not to impressed with wealth and the little advantages the offer provides, he refuses to agree to the plans. He signs his death sentence with that decision. On the bill of the syndicate, however, lacks an important factor: Li Kuen Kong, nephew of the old Tsu Nam. The karate master gets together with his friend, the giant Donny (Carl Scott, Sun Dragon, Soul Brothers of Kung Fu), on the way to avenge the death of his uncle....

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Black Dragon's Revenge (1975)

















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Like many films that come out of Hong Kong after Bruce Lee's death, The Black Dragon's Revenge looks at the speculation over the cause of Lee's death coupled with vows of several of Bruce's disciples to avenge his alleged murder. Also released as The Death of Bruce Lee, this Grade-A Brucesploitation (also Blax-fu) flick starring Ron Van Clief (The Black Dragon), Charles Bonet (Death Promise), and Bobby Canavarro (Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold).


Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Soul Brothers of Kung-Fu (1977)
















































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Three working-class immigrants become fast friends after bonding over their mutual love of martial arts, but when one of them becomes mixed up with a local mob boss, the other two have to save their friend. From the mob's evil clutches, or kill him trying! Come for the action, stay for Carl Scott's amazing shirt collection.