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The Boxer From Shantung

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A furious fighter (Chen Kuan-Tai) seeks revenge for the murder of his friend and mentor.

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The Boxer From Shantung

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Ed Travis Cinapse Feb 24, 2022
The Boxer From Shantung is just straight diabolical. One of the greatest Shaw Brothers films of all time. Go to Full Review
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Dallas H @RT53171010 Oct 12, 2024 The Boxer feels like a blend of a Western movie, a mafia story, and a sprinkle of Rocky all wrapped up in a martial arts action film. I enjoyed it! See more
Robson C @RT82519826 Dec 29, 2023 Ma Yongzhen Ê um rapaz que vem do interior, junto com um amigo, para tentar a sorte em Shangai. Devido ao seu temperamento explosivo e suas habilidades como lutador, ele acaba se vendo no meio da disputa de dois chefes do crime: Tan Si e Yang. Mas tira vantagem da situaÃ§ÃŖo e prospera. Aqui temos um clÃĄssico filme de gangsters com artes marciais. Os personagens "bonzinhos" sÃŖ poucos aqui. Mesmo Ma, cuja a principal característica Ê a arrogÃĸncia e a mudança de cara pobre para um chefe menor de uma gangue causa mudanças nele. O filme me lembrou muito Scarface de Brian de Palma, que conta uma histÃŗria parecida: a ascensÃŖo de um bandido menor em uma quadrilha atÊ o poder total. A Ãēnica diferença Ê que Tony Montana do Al Pacino era um psicopata cuja violÃĒncia e a loucura aumentava com o seu vício em cocaína e Ma ainda tenta fazer boas açÃĩes, como deixar de cobrar proteÃ§ÃŖo de pequenos comerciantes e ir atrÃĄs dos casinos e bordÊis de luxo da sua regiÃŖo. As cenas de luta sÃŖo muito bem coreografadas, sem exagero, alÊm do grande nÃēmero de atacantes. A luta final tem bastante sangue que deixaria Tarantino feliz. See more
Nov 19, 2017 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! See more
May 14, 2016 There's lots of decent fighting scenes, but the story is nothing to write home about. See more
Mar 26, 2016 A martial arts movie with quite a good story. Plot builds up nicely and ends I a great crescendo of a fight which is among the best I've seen...a very long sequence for sure See more
Mar 23, 2016 some classic Kung Fu action as a young man ends up in Shanghai but is drawn to crime and gang warfare. a touch too long though See more
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Synopsis A furious fighter (Chen Kuan-Tai) seeks revenge for the murder of his friend and mentor.
Director
Cheh Chang, Hsueh Li Pao
Production Co
Shaw Brothers
Genre
Action
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2015
Runtime
2h 6m
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