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One-Armed Boxer

1972 · 93 min

A scrappy, blood-spattered revenge rampage full of bizarre fighters and bone-crunching duels, thrilling in a raw, pulpy, old-school way.

Directed by: Jimmy Wang Yu
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Ma Chi

Tagline: Make Way For the Chinese Professionals! The Kung Fu Beast! The Invincible The Karate Beast! The Siamese Devils! The Tibetan Tiger Men! The Bloody Kwon-Do Master! The Judo King! The Invincible Yuga Kahn! The Fantastic One-Armed Boxer!
Overview: A martial-arts student learns the iron fist and death grip techniques to avenge his teacher's death.

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Directed by: Jimmy Wang Yu
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Ma Chi

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
violence
betrayal
survival
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, adventure, drama, fantasy
Directed by: Jimmy Wang Yu
Written by: Jimmy Wang Yu
Starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Ma Chi, Cindy Tang Hsin, Hsueh Han, Tien Yeh, Shan Mao, Kwan Hung
Music: Wang Fu-Ling
Cinematography: Mu Tzun-Kue
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Languages: Mandarin

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