Name: Hu quan
Genre: Action
Released: 1973-12-21
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Sing Chen, Yasuaki Kurata, Hui-Lou Chen

Contrived events lead to really good fights

It starts with Chan Sing released from prison goes to a graveyard. He proceeds to dig up his mother's grave and finds a chest. Many men appear, they fight, and the chest of gold is taken. Chan Sing tracks the gold all the way to Lung Fei's house. They talk and the story comes out. Mother died and left a chest of gold. She did not want her gangster son, Lung Fei, to have it. Plus, Chan Sing went to prison for him.

Chan Sing is now Saint Chan sing and he makes it clear that he expects his brother to be a better person (for Mom's sake) or else - he doesn't say what. Yes, that is the plot of this story. This results in a movie made from ridiculously contrived events leading to really good fights. I stuck around for the really good fights.

This movie might be best watched with frequent use of the fast forward. Chan Sing is a real karateka and he gives it all in every fight sequences. Kurata Yasuaki is also the real deal. He doesn't fight until after an hour into the movie. All of the fights are hand to hand, no weapons at all.

My copy is in surprisingly good shape for some run of the mill movie from 1973. It is wide screen, English dubbed and the video is DVD quality.

I rate this as your average martial arts movie from the 1970s. That's all, folks.

Mandarin-language cinema across Mainland China, Taiwan, and Singapore explores historical reflection, cultural identity, and personal sacrifice, often expressed through poetic visuals and sweeping narratives. In Mainland China, this takes the form of allegory and large-scale epics that reflect on national history. Taiwan emphasizes intimate modernist realism, generational change, and the search for identity. Singapore contributes stories of migration, multiculturalism, and the negotiation of tradition in a globalized city.

The action genre features fast-paced, thrilling, and intense sequences of physical feats, combat, and excitement. The characters of these stories are involved in daring and often dangerous situations, requiring them to rely on their physical prowess, skills, and quick thinking to overcome challenges and adversaries.

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