The Master Strikes
1980Movie1 h 30 min
Summary
A martial arts master, Tseng Tien-Tu, is employed by master criminal Lung Tung Chien to transport a valuable jade horse. When the horse inexplicably goes missing, Chien demands Tseng's life savings as recompense, driving the uncomprehending Tseng insane.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most action movies, −18 min on the typical 108
typical 10890Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1980
February 29, 1980
46 years ago
Genre
ActionLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Also spoken
cnMade in
South Korea
Hong Kong SAR China
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Kao Pao-Shu Director, Writer, Producer
Camera · 1
- Tien-You Wang Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Frankie Chan Fan-kei Music
- Chow Shao-Lung Sound
Other crew · 2
- Tony Ching Martial Arts Choreographer
- Park Vengee Presenter
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