The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979)

Review: The Mystery of Chess Boxing (1979)

Director: Joseph Kuo

Cast: Li Yi-Min, Jack Long Shi-Chia, Mark Lung, Yuen Siu-Tien, Wang Chi-Sheng,

Li Yi-Min
Li Yi-Min
Jack Long Shi-Chia
Jack Long Shi-Chia
Mark Lung
Mark Lung
Yuen Siu-Tien
Yuen Siu-Tien
Wang Chi-Sheng
Wang Chi-Sheng

Plot: Lee Yi Min stars as an eager young kung fu student who seeks to improve his fighting skills with the aim to avenge his father's murder at the hands of the Ghost Face Killer, an overwhelming force of destruction and master of the death-dealing Five Element Fist. Lee's eagerness to study attracts the attention of the master of Chess Boxing, Jack Long, who is the Ghost Face Killer's arch enemy. Together master and student devise a wicked cross fertilization of the Chess Boxing and Five Element Fist styles and set out to put an end to the Ghost Face's deadly reign.

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Spring 2024 viewing, part two

Spring 2024 viewing, part two

Continuing my survey of what I’ve been watching this Spring… Mondo Macabro Mondo Macabro is a label I haven’t mentioned much here, though they specialize in genre movies from around the world and I’ve discovered some real […]

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