The Shadow Boxing

Feb 15, 1979

1h 41m

★ 5.8

Overview

Lau Kar-leung returns to the success of his first directed film, "The Spiritual Boxer," which also stars the original film's bumbling ghost controller, Wong Yu. Hoping to make the lightning of success strike in the same place, Lau had his two brothers Lau Kar-Wing and Gordon Liu not only act but also help with the fights. The end result is a martial arts film masterpiece filled with breathtaking action and set pieces.

Genres

Comedy

Action

Horror

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

The Shadow Boxing Trailers

Cast

Fan Zheng Yuan

Wong Yu

Zhang Jie

Gordon Liu Chia-Hui

Fei

Cecilia Wong

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung

Zhou Qian Tai

Lee Hoi-Sang

Xiang

Wilson Tong Wai-Shing

Bi Ying Heng

Wong Ching-Ho

Restaurant Boss

Shum Lo

Mother of Missing Vampire

Ou-Yang Sha-Fei

Master Chen Wu

Lau Kar-Wing

Zhou's Thug (uncredited)

Cham Siu-Hung

Gambling Den Bouncer (uncredited)

Peter Chan Lung

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