The Shadow Boxing
6.3
Lau Kar-leung returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer," which also stars the original film's bumbling ghost controller, Wong Yu. Hoping to make the lightning of success strike in the same place, Lau had his two brothers Lau Kar-Wing and Gordon Liu not only act but also help with the fights. The end result is a martial arts film masterpiece filled with breathtaking action and set pieces.
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Part of The Spiritual Boxer Collection
2 films
Cast
48 people
Wong Yu
Fan Zheng Yuan
Known for
Dirty Ho
Rouge
Gordon Liu Chia-hui
Zhang Jie
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Cecilia Wong
Fei
Known for
The Blood of Heroes
Norman Tsui Siu-keung
Xu
Known for
Duel to the Death
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks
Lee Hoi-Sang
Zhou Qian Tai
Known for
Project A
Executioners from Shaolin
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Xiang
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Dirty Ho
Wong Ching-Ho
Bi Ying Heng
Known for
Return to the 36th Chamber
The Five Venoms
Shum Lo
Restaurant Boss
Known for
Come Drink with Me
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Mother of Missing Vampire
Known for
Dragon Fist
A Chinese Ghost Story II
Lau Kar-Wing
Master Chen Wu
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Cham Siu-Hung
Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Also in
The Deadly Chase
Come Drink with Me
Peter Chan Lung
Gambling Den Bouncer (uncredited)
Known for
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Big Boss
Lau Kar-leung Director · Ni Kuang Screenplay Frankie Chan Fan-kei Composer
First release February 15, 1979 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Original title 茅山殭屍拳
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
茅山殭屍拳
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · February 15, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 23, 1983 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 20, 1985 · Theatrical · Davao
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