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948 Ratings

THE BOXER FROM SHANTUNG

馬永貞 | Ma yong zhen

Directed by Chang Cheh, Pao Hsueh-li
Hong Kong, 1972
Action, Drama, Crime
  • 125125 minutes

Synopsis

Early 1900s. A young Northern Chinese man’s fearsome boxing ability allows him to muscle his way to the top of the Shanghai underworld. But when he refuses to become an assassin for the city’s leading gang, he finds life on Shanghai’s mean streets far riskier than the boxing ring.

Synopsis

Early 1900s. A young Northern Chinese man’s fearsome boxing ability allows him to muscle his way to the top of the Shanghai underworld. But when he refuses to become an assassin for the city’s leading gang, he finds life on Shanghai’s mean streets far riskier than the boxing ring.