Kung Fu: The Punch of Death (1972)

Sub-Genres - Martial Arts  |   Release Date - Mar 1, 1974 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 90 min.  |   Countries - Hong Kong  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

In this period martial arts action drama, Fong Si Yu (Meng Fei) is a gifted but arrogant young man who has not learned how to manage his anger or use his gifts for the martial arts for positive purposes. Fong's reckless attacks upon the corrupt leader of a martial arts academy leads to the death of his father, and the disappearance of his mother; a further assault, which claims the life of a student, leaves Fong severely injured at the hands of Iron Fist Tan (Yasuaki Kurata) and the other members of the academy. A humiliated Fong is reunited with his mother, who helps to train him for an epic rematch against Tan and the embittered students. Kung Fu Punch of Death was one of several martial arts dramas which followed the story of Fong Si Yu, most of which were produced by the Grand Old Men of the Kung Fu genre, the Shaw Brothers.

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father, killing, Kung-Fu, martial-arts, murder, revenge, training