Chinatown Kid

Chinatown Kid

Produced by	Sir Run Run Shaw
Starring	Alexander Fu Sheng Shirley Yu Siu Yam Yam Philip Kwok Lo Mang Wang Lung Wei
Distributed by	Shaw Brothers Studio
Release dates	22 December 1977 (1977-12-22)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin

Chinatown Kid (Chinese: 唐人街功夫小子; pinyin: Tángrénjiē Gōngfu Xiǎozi; Jyutping: Tong⁴jan⁴gaai¹ Gung¹fu¹ Siu²zi²) 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, a young martial arts street fighter, successfully takes on all challengers—until 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.

External links

IMDb entry
Chinatown Kid at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Chinatown Kid at AllMovie
Chinatown Lost Detailed breakdown of the Chinese vs English release

Films directed by Chang Cheh

The Assassin (1967)
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Golden Swallow (1968)
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)
The Invincible Fist (1969)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
Dead End (1969)
The Heroic Ones (1970)
Vengeance (1970)
The Duel (1971)
Duel of Fists (1971)
The Deadly Duo (1971)
The Anonymous Heroes (1971)
New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
King Eagle (1971)
Four Riders (1972)
Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972)
The Water Margin (1972)
Boxer From Shantung (1972)
Young People (1972)
Police Force (1973)
The Blood Brothers (1973)
The Generation Gap (1973)
The Delinquent (1973)
The Pirate (1973)
The Savage Five (1974)
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
Heroes Two (1974)
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Disciples of Shaolin (1975)
7 Man Army (1976)
Shaolin Temple (1976)
The Shaolin Avengers (1976)
Chinatown Kid (1977)
The Brave Archer (1977)
The Brave Archer 2 (1978)
Five Venoms (1978)
Invincible Shaolin (1978)
Crippled Avengers (1978)
Ten Tigers from Kwangtung (1979)
Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
Shaolin Rescuers (1979)
Magnificent Acrobats (1979)
Flag of Iron (1980)
The Brave Archer 3 (1981)
2 Champions of Shaolin (1981)
The Brave Archer and His Mate (1982)
House of Traps (1982)
Sword Stained With Royal Blood (1982)
Five Element Ninjas (1982)
The Weird Man (1983)
Shanghai 13 (1984)
Ninja In Ancient China (1993)

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