Chinatown Kid

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Audience Member Also known as Challenge of the Ninja, Shaolin vs. Ninja and Shaolin Challenges Ninja, this Lau Kar Leung-directed film has more Japanese martial arts on display than you usually see from a Hong Kong movie. The Japanese characters are also treated with respect, unlike many of these movies, and Lau insisted that none of the fights ended in death. Ho Tao (Gordon Liu) has entered an arranged marriage with the daughter of one of his father's Japanese business associates. When he watches her do martial arts, Yumiko Koda's style is too rough and unladylike for Ho Tao, so he demands that she study the more feminine styles of Chinese kung fu. She's too modern of a woman for him as well, as she immediately leaves him behind and starts training with her childhood friend Takeno. To get her back, Ho Tao creates a challenge to determine which country has the better kung fu. Of course, he also has poor manners and infuriates the Japanese martial artists so much that their battles become real and not just exhibitions. Plus, now that Takeno has Yumiko Koda again, he doesn't plan on giving her up and will use all of his ninjitsu skills to keep her in Japan. There are a variety of styles on display here — samurai sword versus straight sword, Sino-Okinawan karate vs. Chinese Drunken Fist, Japanese crab-style vs. Chinese crane fist and many more — and those battles make this an incredibly interesting movie for those that love armed and unarmed combat. It's also rare in that it's set in the 1930s and not the far-flung past. I had a blast with this film, a movie that mixes romance, comedy and battles into one overall great time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A young man in Hong Kong tries to make his way selling orange juice, but he gets involved with a nasty gang and they frame him for drug trafficking. After hiding out in America, he becomes disillusioned and becomes an enforcer for a gang. After witnessing his bookish college friend fall into drugs, he vows to change his ways and takes on the whole gang. The movie has some pretty good action scenes, both involving guns and martial arts. The biggest disappointment is that the pacing is very poor, with lots of superfluous scenes going on. They should have gotten to the point a bit faster because i was wondering what was going on with the college friend character. If the pace and script had been tighter it may have been better as a whole package, but this kung fu actioner starring Alexander Fu Sheng is serviceable enough. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member "Para triunfar hay que sobrevivir!" Este es el lema de esta bizarra, pero sumamente entretenida pelicula clase Z de artes marciales. En algunos momentos (como en la escena en la que el protagonista se acuesta en la parte de arriba de un catre porque no puede dormir sin pegarle al techo o en la escena en la que el protagonista triunfa exprimiendo naranjas con sus manos) esta cinta parece dirigida por un Woody Aleen en sus inicios. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member "Para triunfar hay que sobrevivir!" Este es el lema de esta bizarra, pero sumamente entretenida pelicula clase Z de artes marciales. En algunos momentos (como en la escena en la que el protagonista se acuesta en la parte de arriba de un catre porque no puede dormir sin pegarle al techo o en la escena en la que el protagonista triunfa exprimiendo naranjas con sus manos) esta cinta parece dirigida por un Woody Aleen en sus inicios. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member That was some cool fighting, even though no one ever seemed to get hurt. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Shaw Brothers masterpiece! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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