Summary
After the Mantis Fist school attacks the Eagle's Claw school and leaves their teacher for dead, the dying master passes over his senior student, Chen Tien Chun, to anoint his second most senior pupil, Lee Cheh, as new master. Dejected, Chen joins the Mantis Fist school and wins the affection of his new master's daughter, while his former schoolmates plot revenge.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Background watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −22 min on the typical 108
typical 10886Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
1977
June 11, 1977
49 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Made in
Taiwan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Lee Tso-Nam Director
Writing · 1
- Chang Hsin-Yi Writer
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