The Boxer's Omen

"Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!"

1983 1h 45m CN

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★6.6TMDB · 86

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Synopsis

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After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge him, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

“Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!”

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Cast

Phillip Ko Fai
Chan Hung
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Abbot Qing Zhao
Wai Ka-Man
Chan Hung's Girl
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Chan Wing
Bolo Yeung
Bu Bo
Cheung Chok-Chow
Uncle Qi (uncredited)
Leung Hak-Shun
Doctor (uncredited)
Wan Seung-Lam
Corner Man (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kuei Chih-Hung
Writers: Szeto On, Kuei Chih-Hung
Languages: Cantonese, Tagalog, Mandarin, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 8

ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Tagalog, Mandarin, English.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Kuei Chih-Hung's Bewitched Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, shot by Cho Wai-Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by So Jan-Hau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Phillip Ko Fai and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong and Wai Ka-Man carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kuei Chih-Hung directs. Cho Wai-Kei behind the camera. So Jan-Hau scores. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Tagalog, Mandarin, English.

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Things worth knowing

143 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Cantonese, Tagalog, Mandarin, English.
3Part of the "Kuei Chih-Hung's Bewitched Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, shot by Cho Wai-Kei. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by So Jan-Hau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Phillip Ko Fai and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong and Wai Ka-Man carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!".
9IMDB entry: tt0085951 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "buddhism", "monk", "crocodile", "black magic".

The technical file

Cinematography: Cho Wai-Kei
Original score: So Jan-Hau
Editing: Chiang Hsing-Lung
Production design: Chan King-Sam
Costume design: Poon Yuet-Dai
Makeup / hair: Lau Gai-Sing
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Boxer's Omen (1983)

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Kuei Chih-Hung's Bewitched Collection

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manwhonose2012-09-29
★ 7/10
This one's definitely one to see, just to say you've seen it. That's not to say you won't get something out of it, but it's weird… it's tremendously weird! It starts off predictably enough, with a revenge flick set-up, but soon goes off on superbly bizarre tangents involving flying heads, automaton Buddhas and tons of maggots and oodles of vomit. It seems that anything to do with magic also involves maggots and vomit. A word of warning to people - like me - who like to try to psycho-analyse weird films, books etc.; don't try with this. Your head will hurt. The best thing to do when watching this, is just to let it wash over you.

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