Jimmy Wang Yu uses a unique mix of different martial arts styles: kung fu, wuxia, samurai, karate all sort of mixed together into one big explosive blend.
We also get the first 'student avenges master' storyline that became heavily redone over and over throughout the 70s and 80s. Before it, the action films were almost entirely about sword/weapon fighting. With The Chinese Boxer aka The Hammer of God we get to witness the first true open hand kung fu film that was made in Hong Kong.
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This movie features some of the greatest kung fu fights ever put on film. He then melds his hands into lethal Iron Fists to get revenge on his foes including the deadly karate master Kita ( Lo Lieh). When his school is massacred by some Japanese assassins, Lei Ming ( Jimmy Wang Yu) is the only one left alive. Dirty Basterds And Master Killers: The Soundtrack (Vol.So get ready for some Film-Fu with our Dirty Basterds and Master Killers: 20 Classic Grindhouse Kung Fu Films list! The GCDb is now proud to present a list of some of the most hard hitting, high flying, bone crunching, ball busting kung fu classics that will take you right back to their heyday playing in the grindhouses on 42nd Street and elsewhere. Yes, kung fu films were a true phenomenon the likes of which we have rarely seen in pop culture. They also helped inspire the openings of martial arts schools worldwide. Coming from violent urban backgrounds, these kinds of movies gave kids of all colors and creeds the inspiration to stay strong in mind, body and spirit. The cultural impact of Kung fu films clearly filled a gap and provided a positive outlet for many minorities as well. Asian action stars such as Jimmy Wang Yu, Bruce Lee, Lo Lieh, Angela Mao, Sonny Chiba, Sue Shiomi, Gordon Liu, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and others suddenly became the new heroes for audiences both young and old. If you lived in New York City, The Deuce (42nd Street) was the mecca for viewing these exciting, exotic, action packed films. In the 1970s and 80s, martial arts movies became a massive sensation for moviegoers.