Articles, Film Reviews - Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:56 - 3 Comments

The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter (1983)

Directed by: Liu Chia-liang

Starring: Alexander Fu-shing, Gordon Liu, Lily Li

Featuring: Kara Hui, Yeung Ching-ching, Johnny Wang Lung-wei

During the latter half of the 1960’s the Shaw Brother’s produced many swordplay films, though they were not necessarily known for martial arts films, as their popularity didn’t really escalate until the following decade. 1970 witnessed the birth of the popular contemporary kung fu film with Bruce Lee’s revolutionary The Big Boss, as well as the indelible mark made by the equally influential King Boxer aka Five Fingers Of Death (although the martial arts were not applied in a contemporary environment) which enjoyed both domestic and international success.

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