The Shadow Boxing

The Shadow Boxing (1979)

茅山殭屍拳

Lau Kar-leung returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer," which also stars the original film's bumbling ghost controller, Wong Yu. Hoping to make the lightning of success strike in the same place, Lau had his two brothers Lau Kar-Wing and Gordon Liu not only act but also help with the fights. The end result is a martial arts film masterpiece filled with breathtaking action and set pieces.

Date of release
1979-02-15
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Comedy, Action, Horror
Director
Lau Kar-leung
Collection
The Spiritual Boxer Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

The Spiritual Boxer Part II, also known as The Shadow Boxing, is a 1979 Mandarin-language Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Lau Kar-leung. It is the thematic sequel to his debut film The Spiritual Boxer (1975). Several of the actors from the first film return, albeit in different roles. The film is notable for being an early jiangshi film based on Chinese folklore, predating both Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) and Mr. Vampire (1985).

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