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The Master Strikes Back

1985 · 94 min

A grim, brutal revenge yarn where every fight carries real weight and the cruelty lingers long after the blades stop.

Overview: In The Master Strikes Back, Hong Kong's Steadicam pioneering director Sun Chung brings back legendary Ti Lung to play famous weapons instructor Tung Tieh-cheng, who is invited to teach a Ching official's soldiers, in this unofficial sequel to The Kung-fu Instructor. But after his son is kidnapped and castrated what follows is a chaotic, human whirlwind of slicing and dicing compliments of the highly touted martial arts director and one of Jackie Chan's kung-fu classmates, Yuan Te.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
family
violence
betrayal
grief
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: action
Directed by: Sun Chung
Written by: Sun Chung
Starring: Ti Lung, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Sibelle Hu Hui-Chung, Wong Yu, Louis Fan Siu-wong, Ku Feng, Phillip Ko Fai, Tony Lou Chun-Ku
Runtime: 94 min
Country: Hong Kong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin

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