The Bloody Fists

The Bloody Fists (1972)

蕩寇灘

Yuen Woo Ping, who would in time become one of the world's leading martial arts choreographers, blocked the fight scenes for this Kung Fu action extravaganza. A small Chinese town is being torn apart by a conflict between local farmers and Japanese soldiers of fortune, who have been brought to town to liberate supplies of a rare Chinese herb. A martial arts expert gifted in both Chinese and Japanese fighting disciplines passes through town, and takes it upon himself to settle the feud.

Date of release
1972-05-17
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Action
Director
Ng See-yuen

Casting

Interesting facts

The Bloody Fists is a 1972 Hong Kong action film directed by Ng See-yuen and starring Chen Siu Sing and Kuan Tai Chen. The memorable fight scenes were choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, better known for choreographing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Matrix.

Background

Authors of The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies said The Bloody Fists was Ng See-yuen's "first directorial effort". They said, "Though the martial arts are rather primitive, its success as a low-budget independent production encouraged other directors to follow suit." Bey Logan, writing in Hong Kong Action Cinema, said The Bloody Fists was "widely distributed" and the director's "first hit".

Chen Kuan Tai was a contract actor cast in the film by Shaw Brothers Studio, but the studio recalled him, resulting in numerous appearances of his character being played by another actor wearing a black mask to conceal his identity.

Jackie Chan also makes an earlier film appearance as a policeman extra in the intro.

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