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The Ring of Death

Original title: Long xing mo qiao
  • 19801980
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
74
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Jeong-lee Hwang and Cliff Lok in The Ring of Death (1980)
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A tale of an underdog mistreated by his family, given kung fu instruction from an unlikely source, and redeemed when he comes back to take on foreign champions in a tournament staged before ... Read allA tale of an underdog mistreated by his family, given kung fu instruction from an unlikely source, and redeemed when he comes back to take on foreign champions in a tournament staged before an imperial audience.A tale of an underdog mistreated by his family, given kung fu instruction from an unlikely source, and redeemed when he comes back to take on foreign champions in a tournament staged before an imperial audience.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
74
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • See-Yuen Ng
  • Writers
    • Mun-woong Lee(korean version)
    • See-Yuen Ng
  • Stars
    • Cliff Lok
    • Jeong-lee Hwang
    • Kien Shih
  • Director
    • See-Yuen Ng
  • Writers
    • Mun-woong Lee(korean version)
    • See-Yuen Ng
  • Stars
    • Cliff Lok
    • Jeong-lee Hwang
    • Kien Shih
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    The Ring of Death (1980)
    The Ring of Death (1980)
    Linda Lin, Cliff Lok, and Kien Shih in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Kien Shih in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Linda Lin and Cliff Lok in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Cliff Lok in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Cliff Lok in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Jeong-lee Hwang and Cliff Lok in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Jeong-lee Hwang in The Ring of Death (1980)
    Jeong-lee Hwang in The Ring of Death (1980)
    The Ring of Death (1980)

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    Cliff Lok
    Cliff Lok
    • Ah Niu
    Jeong-lee Hwang
    Jeong-lee Hwang
    • Russian Fighter
    • (as Jang Lee Hwang)
    Kien Shih
    Kien Shih
    • Master
    Yeong-moon Kwon
    • General's Son
    • (as Young-Moon Kwan)
    Dean Shek
    Dean Shek
    • General's assistant
    Roy Horan
    • Russian Prime Minister
    Shao-Hung Chan
    Shao-Hung Chan
    Kam Cheung
    Kam Cheung
    Wah Cheung
    Wah Cheung
    Biu Gam
    Biu Gam
    Yong-Ho Gang
    Hsia Hsu
    Hsia Hsu
    Chun-su Hwang
    Bong-San Jang
    Yun-ju Jin
    Yu-Man Kim
    Kau Lam
    Kau Lam
    Hoi-Sang Lee
    Hoi-Sang Lee
    • Director
      • See-Yuen Ng
    • Writers
      • Mun-woong Lee(korean version)
      • See-Yuen Ng
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    Storyline

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    9/10
    Very Good Martial Arts Flick
    The title caught my eye, so I recently rented "Bastard Kung Fu Master". I figured it would be a good movie to make fun of with my buds. But now that I've finished watching it all I can say is "Wow!".

    Movie in a Nutshell: The main character, Anu, is a clumsy orphan who is disowned by his father. By chance, Anu is befriended by a Kung Fu master and his wife. They take him in, teach him the way of a fighter, and send him off to kick some ass! And by the way, Anu's strong Kung Fu saves the day.

    The movie has several twists and turns to keep it interesting along the way. Many movies in this genre seem to drag on without getting to the point. Bastard Kung Fu Master's storyline moves very well and kept me interested the entire film. The main characters were well-developed and Anu's performance was endearing. I have seen better fight scenes, but overall, they were very good.

    I gave this film 9 out of ten. Go rent it!
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    • mvieke
    • Jul 12, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 1980 (Hong Kong)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • South Korea
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Korean
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Bastard Kung Fu Master
    • Production companies
      • Han Jin Enterprises Company
      • Seasonal Film Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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