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The Kiss of Death (1973)

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua

Crime | Drama

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Overview

One night a textile worker is sexually assaulted by five deviants. The young lady tries to cope with the aftermath of this dramatic event but her life is ruined. Like a shattered vase, the pieces can be put back together but it’ll never be the same. Cheng get’s a job as a bar girl. She meets the club’s owner who was a former kung-fu fighter until he was crippled. Cheng uses her position as a B-girl to go after the losers who raped her, She soon learns from a sleazy doctor that she has contracted a dark V.D. called Viet-Nam Rose. Crushed, she begs Lo Lieh to teach her kung-fu. At first he refuses until he learns her secret. Furious, Lo Lieh teaches her his deadly fight techniques (such as a groin crunching blow).

Length 98 minutes

Actors

Hui Siu-Hung | Yuen Siu-Tien | Lo Lieh | Ricky Hui | Fung Ging-Man | Sai Gwa-Pau | Lam Hak-Ming | Chen Ping | Fan Mei-Sheng | Chiang Tao | Chan Shen | Wang Han-Chen | Lin Wen-Wei | Lee Sau-Kei | Lily Chen Ching | Hung Ling-Ling

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Viewing Notes

This is like a HK version of Ms.45 and like that movie isn’t entirely great but still has its moments.

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