Mafia contra Ninja (1985)

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Mafia vs. Ninja, also known as Hongmen jue e zhe, is a 1984 martial arts film directed by Robert Tai. Made in Hong Kong, it stars Alexander Lou alongside Charlema Hsu, Silvio Azzolini and Eugene Thomas. The film was originally released as a mini-series of several episodes which was later edited to create the theatrical version. Both versions follow the basic storyline structure, although the mini-series provides richer detail and background for the main characters and the antagonists.

Production

Several hours of footage available on the web (Mafia vs Ninja original series footage), (Mafia vs Ninja original series footage, part 2), shows that the film was originally released as a mini-series of several episodes which was later edited to create the theatrical version. Both versions follow the basic storyline structure, although the mini-series provides richer detail and background for the main characters and the antagonists.

Although the storyline both the series and the film share is basically the same, some changes were made to the story when producing the film version, in order to condense the story, adding and removing certain scenes as needed. Reshoots took place in order to bring coherence and continuity to the film version and accommodate the narrative to the modifications made for the theatrical release.

Certain characters, such as Charlie's love interest in the series is entirely absent in the film, and other characters, such as Hikari's sister Susan, have greatly expanded roles in the film, while others that are far more relevant in the series, such as the "Mafia brothers" or Mimo the assassin, have their roles diminished to some extent in the film.

Due to the series' episodic nature, the characters are more developed and their backgrounds and motivations explored in much more detail than in the theatrical version. In the series, Jack and Charlie are portrayed to some extent, less ideally as in the film and more as flawed, ordinary human beings: Jack even abandons Charlie during a bloody battle fearing for his life and Charlie harbors a deep xenophobic grudge against Susan, going as far as t…

Narratively, the film is an abridged version of the series, although some events in it are entirely absent in the film due to the condensing of the story. In the series and in the film, Jack and Charlie's struggles against the japanese syndicate puts them in dire situations, although in the series, the odds they face are even greater; when they battle each one of the assassins, they suffer utter defeat several times. In the series, they face Mr.

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