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The Lost Kung Fu Secrets

Original title: Tie gong ji
  • 19791979
  • 1h 30m
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The Lost Kung Fu Secrets (1979)
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When an evil warlord tries to control the masses by using Christianity as a cover for his secret agenda, an earnest martial arts master (David Chiang) vows to expose the warlord's ultimate, ... Read allWhen an evil warlord tries to control the masses by using Christianity as a cover for his secret agenda, an earnest martial arts master (David Chiang) vows to expose the warlord's ultimate, deadly goal - to assassinate the Emperor. Filled to the brim with thrilling fights.When an evil warlord tries to control the masses by using Christianity as a cover for his secret agenda, an earnest martial arts master (David Chiang) vows to expose the warlord's ultimate, deadly goal - to assassinate the Emperor. Filled to the brim with thrilling fights.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
41
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
525,606
176,293
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    • Director
      • Chi Lo
    • Writer
      • Chi Lo
    • Stars
      • David Chiang
      • Feng Hsu
      • Paul Chang Chung
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    • Director
      • Chi Lo
    • Writer
      • Chi Lo
    • Stars
      • David Chiang
      • Feng Hsu
      • Paul Chang Chung
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    David Chiang
    David Chiang
      Feng Hsu
      Feng Hsu
      Paul Chang Chung
      Paul Chang Chung
        Chiu Chen
          Chiu-Ming Chen
          Han Chiang
          Paul Chun
          Paul Chun
          Chin Hu
          Chin Hu
            An Pan
            Yung Ku Sun
            Hung Tsai
            Hung Tsai
              Hsieh Wang
              Hsieh Wang
              Man Chuen Wang
              Hung Wei
              Hung Wei
                Hsiao-Hu Weng
                Shen Yuen
                Shen Yuen
                • Director
                  • Chi Lo
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                  • Chi Lo
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                4/10
                No hook and sparse action
                It starts with a war and something about Christianity. Hsu Feng wants revenge. The victors celebrate and a spy reports to the general. David Chiang challenges the beggar spy as his enemy. Beach mats are used as weapons. David Chiang cannot prove the officer is a traitor. There is a lot of talking.

                The story fails to have any kind of a hook. The fights are few and substandard. The fast forward button is mandatory for watching this poor excuse for a martial arts movie.

                My copy was the common Ocean Shores video release, a VHS dubbed in English and since converted to a digital file. I watched it once to write a review. I doubt I will ever watch it again. The secrets mentioned in the title shall remain lost forever.
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                • Release date
                  • November 30, 1979 (Taiwan)
                • Country of origin
                  • Taiwan
                • Language
                  • Mandarin
                • Also known as
                  • Chuan ben Tie gong ji
                • Production company
                  • Tin Ping Film Company
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                  1 hour 30 minutes
                • Color
                  • Color
                • Sound mix
                  • Mono
                • Aspect ratio
                  • 2.35 : 1

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