Chaochow Guy (1973)

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Country: Taiwan
Genres: Action
Release: 1973-12-01
Director: Sheng-en Chin
Writers: Sheng-en Chin
Language: Mandarin
Stars: Tien Peng , Nancy Yen (I) , Tao Wang Chen , Wang Kuan-Hsiung , Shao Chun Chang , Hsin Yi Chen , Chin Li-Sheng , Ho Wei-Hsiung , Shing Mei Hsiao , Fei Lung Huang
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Chao zhou da xiong (United States of America) , Chao zhou da xiong , Profesyonel Darbe (Turkey) , Un petit coup dans les baguettes (France, French Republic) , Wu di lian huan tui (Taiwan) , Chaochow Guy , Invincible Kicks (Taiwan) , Der Todesarm des Kung Fu , Karatehelten (Denmark) , Wang la furia che uccide (Italy)
Plot: It starts with a tournament over seen by the military. I cannot discern if this is the Chinese military or occupying Japanese. Wang Kuan-Hsiung defeats all and shares his prize money with the others. The military people are not happy that their man was defeated.This is the initial movie for Wang Kuan-Hsiung. I have him listed in my database of movies as Wong Goon-Hung but HKMDB changed it so now I have to add this name so all my cross references will link. All these actors have way too many names. This movie was a good start for him. The first fight sequences were excellent then his character is killed off but he died a good death.My copy is a digital file that plays on a HDTV as wide screen but it is not really wide screen and is cropped on all sides. This cropping creates a problem by making some parts of the fights appear too close up. The fights are good despite this problem. The dialog is Chinese. There are no subtitles and I do not understand Chinese.I can't write a proper review because of the language problem. I have watched many of these movies without subtitles or dubbing and more often than not I can figure out the story. This time, other than the military being bad guys, I could not pick up anything else. I recommend the movie for fans of martial arts movies of the golden age from 1967 to 1984 based simply on frequent and well done fights.
IMDB:tt0346725