The Champion (1973 film)
The Champion is a 1973 Martial Arts Hong Kong film directed by Chu-got Ching-wan and Yang Ching-chen.
Film title[]
The film's native name is Chinese: 豪客. In the United States, the film is released as Shanghai Lil and the Sun Luck Kid. The film's other alias include Karate King, or Chivalrous Guest. [1] [2]
Plot[]
Lu Fu (Chin Han) spent a few years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Upon getting out, Lu Fu returns to his coal-mining hometown to discover Lu Te-Piao (Lung Fei), his brother, has taken over the town and imprisoned their sister, Ah Chu (Shih Szu). [1][3]
Cast[]
- Chin Han - Lu Fu
- Shih Szu - Ah Chu
- Yi Yuan - Yung Tien (Nagata)
- Lung Fei - Lu Te-piao
- Han Su - Undertaker Hsu
- Chin Tu - Chuan Fu
- Lau Kwan - Ta Kuei-tzu
- Shih Chung-Tien - Karateka Katsumasa
See also[]
- List of Shaw Brothers films
- Hong Kong films of 1973
References[]
- ^ a b "The Champion (1973)". silveremulsion.com. 1973. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "The Champion". hkmdb.com. 12 January 1973. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "The Champion (1973) review". coolasscinema.com. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1973 films
- Hong Kong films
- Second Sino-Japanese War films
- 1970s Hong Kong film stubs