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The New Shaolin Boxers

1976 · 101 min

A gritty, tragic martial-arts drama where brutal street fights carry real emotional weight.

Overview
An honourable carriage driver finds love and death when he battles particularly homicidal street punks

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • violence
  • love
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Chang Cheh
Written by
Ni Kuang, Chang Cheh
Starring
Alexander Fu Sheng, Jenny Tseng, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Lu Ti, Bryan Leung Kar-yan, Jamie Luk Kim-ming, Chen Hui-Lou, Shan Mao
Music
Frankie Chan Fan-kei
Cinematography
Kung Mu-To
Runtime
101 min
Country
Hong Kong, Taiwan
Languages
Mandarin

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