One-Armed Boxer

"Make Way For the Chinese Professionals! The Kung Fu Beast! The Invincible The Karate Beast! The Siamese Devils! The Tibetan Tiger Men! The Bloody Kwon-Do Master! The Judo King! The Invincible Yuga Kahn! The Fantastic One-Armed Boxer!"

1972 1h 33m ZH

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 72

ActionAdventureDramaFantasy

Synopsis

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A martial-arts student learns the iron fist and death grip techniques to avenge his teacher's death.

“Make Way For the Chinese Professionals! The Kung Fu Beast! The Invincible The Karate Beast! The Siamese Devils! The Tibetan Tiger Men! The Bloody Kwon-Do Master! The Judo King! The Invincible Yuga Kahn! The Fantastic One-Armed Boxer!”

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Cast

Jimmy Wang Yu
Yu Tien-Lung
Lung Fei
Okinawa Karate Master
Ma Chi
Master Han Tui
Cindy Tang Hsin
Hsiao Yu
Hsueh Han
Hsiung Kang
Tien Yeh
Master Chao
Shan Mao
Taek Won Do Fighter Chin Chi Yung
Kwan Hung
Thai Iron Foot Ni Tsai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jimmy Wang Yu
Writers: Jimmy Wang Yu
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The One-Armed Boxer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, shot by Mu Tzun-Kue. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Wang Fu-Ling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chen Hung-Min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jimmy Wang Yu and Lung Fei and Ma Chi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jimmy Wang Yu directs. Mu Tzun-Kue behind the camera. Wang Fu-Ling scores. Chen Hung-Min cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong, Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

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154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Taiwan.
3Part of the "The One-Armed Boxer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, shot by Mu Tzun-Kue. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Wang Fu-Ling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chen Hung-Min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jimmy Wang Yu and Lung Fei and Ma Chi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Make Way For the Chinese Professionals! The Kung Fu Beast! The Invincible The Karate Beast! The Siamese Devils! The Tibetan Tiger Men! The Bloody Kwon-Do Master! The Judo King! The Invincible Yuga Kahn! The Fantastic One-Armed Boxer!".
10IMDB entry: tt0067009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.