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Challenge of the Masters

1976 · 97 min

A patient, old-school kung fu training tale that builds steadily toward a satisfying, hard-hitting showdown.

Tagline
Street Fighters Duel in a Blast of Death!
Overview
The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers master. After one of the rival schools members kills some of the towns people Wong Fei-hong becomes enraged trains even more comes back and gets his revenge.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • coming-of-age
    • justice
    • violence
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    • school
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action7
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    action, drama
    Directed by
    Lau Kar-leung
    Written by
    Ni Kuang
    Starring
    Chen Kuan-tai, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Wong Yu, Lily Li, Chiang Tao, Chiang Yang, Lau Kar-Wing, Lau Kar-leung
    Music
    Frankie Chan Fan-kei
    Cinematography
    Tien-You Wang
    Runtime
    97 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese, Mandarin

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