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Chinatown Kid
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Wikipedia article
'Chinatown Kid' is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with action choreography by Robert Tai Chi Hsien and Lee Ka Ting, and starring Alexander Fu Sheng and the Venom Mob.
The film deals with drugs, police corruption and gang warfare in San Francisco's Chinatown district.
Plot
Struggling to survive the murderous gang wars of Hong Kong, Tan Tung (Alexander Fu Sheng), a young martial arts street fighter, successfully takes on all challengersuntil he runs up against the savage underworld empire of Hong Kong's Triad mafia. Escaping to San Francisco, he again tangles with criminal gangs, but this time fights his way to the top of the city's most feared gangster organization led by the White Dragon boss (Kuo Chui). At last, his rise to power leads to a final, murderous, gang-land war for control of all Chinatown. And in the end, Tan Tung must decide whether he will use his awesome skills to fight for evil ... or for to help his best friend Yang Ching.
Cast
* Alexander Fu Sheng as Tan Tung
* Sun Chien as Yang Chien-wen
* Jenny Tseng as Yvonne/Lee Wa Fung
* Philip Kwok as Hsiao Pai-lung, the boss of White Dragon gang
* Lo Mang as Huang Hu-ti, the boss of Green Tiger gang
* Shirley Yu as Lena Chen
* Siu Yam-yam as Hsin Wa
* Wang Lung-wei as Xu Hao
* Hung Tsai as Wan
* Ching Ho Wang as Tan Tung's grandfather
* Chih Ching-wang as Chinese restaurant owner
References
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