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The Awaken Punch (1973)
Directed by Fung Lung-hsiang
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A man takes on a gang that has been terrorizing a small village.
Length 84 minutes
Actors
Henry Yu Yung | Au-Yeung Pui-San | Tien Feng | Mang Lee | Kenneth Tsang | Ko Hsiang-Ting | Lan Sun | Yeh Fang | San Kuai | Fung Hak-On | Nancy Sit Ka-Yin | Lee Chiu | Yuen Wah | Yuen Woo-ping | Mars | Yuen Shun-Yi | Jackie Chan | Kong Chuen | Yuen Cheung-Yan | Tang Tak-Cheung | Alan Chan Kwok-Kuen | Wynn Lau | Joe Cheung | Chan Siu-Kai
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22/2025 | TV | DVD | Owned | 6.5 stars |
| 03/08/2014 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Sunday afternoon kung fu:
Not sure why I gave this a 7.5 last time. If I could watch a better version instead of the awful looking DVD, my rating might go up. Yuen Woo-ping did the action direction. It’s decent for one of his early works.
The story is the classic “hero retires to the rural countryside for a quiet life but gets pulled back in and seeks revenge.”
Also notable for early roles of Jackie Chan and Yuen Wah, both who I didn’t even see. Super murky dark transfer didn’t help. Wonder what the streaming transfer looks like given it’s on a few different freemium platforms.
4 weeks ago
This is available as a double feature on Blu-ray and it’s fairly cheap on Amazon with a 25% off coupon: It’s called The Basher Box Set (The Prodigal Boxer & The Awaken Punch) 4k Restoration. Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/Basher-Prodigal-Awaken-Restoration-Blu-ray/dp/B08R68B29J