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The Screaming Tiger (1973)
Directed by Chien Lung
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Rare was the film in 1973 that incorporated the star’s name in the title. One of the few such films was Screaming Ninja, aka Wang Yu, King of Boxing. The story is set in China in the early 1900x. Essentially playing an extension of himself, action-star Wang-Yu spends much of the time defending himself against evil martial-arts masters. He also tries to make sense of a tragic incident in his past.
Rated NR | Length 96 minutes
Actors
Jimmy Wang Yu | Liu Ping | Shan Mao | Cheng Fu-Hung | Lung Fei | Ko Hsiao Pao | Ma Chi | Chi Laan | Wong Fei-Lung | Fei Yang Yeh | Wong Hoi | Kwan Hung | Wang Tai-Lang | Hau Pak-Wai | Chow Jun | Li Tsui | Siu Man-Hung | Han Lin | Liang Shang-Kuan | Yi-fei Chang | Yang Kuei Yu | Wei Chao-Rui | Wu Tong-Chiao | Lui Ming | Hung Chin-Lien | Ku Kwan | Pin Lo | Tsai Hung | Hong Hoi | Chen Chin-Hai | Fei Lung Huang
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/24/2015 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Jimmy Wang Yu faces off in a series of battles against the Japanese responsible for the massacre of his fishing village. The movie is more about the conflict between Chinese and Japanese than Wang Yu’s character. Has some good visuals besides the fighting. This anti-Japanese sentiment is a reoccurring theme during this period of HK/Taiwan filmmaking of the early to mid-70s.
The final fight on the moving train is pretty sweet. I’d love to see a making-of for the entire finale from the train to the waterfall. It’s a great location but the camera staging had to be nuts from the handheld close-ups to the wide angle overhead shots.
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