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The Boxer from Shantung

1972 · 134 min

A brooding rise-and-fall crime saga punctuated by brutal, hard-hitting kung fu, carrying a quiet melancholy beneath the bloodshed.

Directed by: Pao Hsueh-Li, Chang Cheh
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Chen Kuan-tai, Ching Li, Cheng Kang-Yeh

Overview: Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

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Directed by: Pao Hsueh-Li, Chang Cheh
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Chen Kuan-tai, Ching Li, Cheng Kang-Yeh

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
crime
corruption
class
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: action, crime, drama
Directed by: Pao Hsueh-Li, Chang Cheh
Written by: Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh
Starring: Chen Kuan-tai, Ching Li, Cheng Kang-Yeh, David Chiang Da-wei, Chiang Nan, Fung Ngai, Ku Feng, Tin Ching
Music: Frankie Chan Fan-kei
Cinematography: Yuen Teng-Bong, Kung Mu-To
Runtime: 134 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

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