THE THUNDERBOLT FIST (Pi li
quan)-1972-In feudal times, a Japanese gang takes over a Chinese
village. After a town elder beats their leader (James Nam) in a
fight, the gang kills him. His son (Chuan Yuan) escapes and hides out
with his uncle and trains with his female cousin (Shilh Szu; later in
THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES). 10 years later, he's grown up
to be a revenge seeking young man. He returns to his old village but
his childhood rival spreads rumors that he's having an affair with a
woman married to his friend. Later he is maimed and has to fight with
one arm. After the villagers finally fight back he fights his
Japanese rival in a bloody contest and wins.
This Shaw Brothers
production was directed by the Korean born Il-Ho Jang and was
released a few months before the more famous KING BOXER (aka 5
FINGERS OF DEATH) which began the martial arts craze in the US....
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