Rating: 4 out of 5
Director: Chang Chi, Lung Chien
Year: 1973
Plot:
“10 Fingers of Steel”, is also known as “King of Boxers”,
and I found another IMDB reference to an animal revenge, but for the sake of
the review we will stick with the name “10 Fingers of Steel”. The story follows
our main hero played by Wang Yu who discovers his fishing village ransacked and
killed by what he believes is the Japanese. He then travels to Japan to seek
revenge. He befriends a pickpocket woman and she helps teach him a style of
kung fu that will help him in his quest. The movie goes through various
sequences to move the story along, and it is your standard revenge plot.
Thoughts:
As with all the movies I review for this blog, I noticed
that the film quality has been restored and updated. The dub is also quite good
overall. The story is fast moving, and good overall, with a nod to kung fu
early on, and throughout the build up of the revenge plot. Wang Yu does well
here, with good boxing, and kung fu action. He takes on several opponents here,
and befriends a woman that teaches him some stellar moves.
“10 Fingers of Steel” has several moments that are
considered b-plot, and you get a good sense of action throughout. There’s one
sequence that made me cringe which included kids getting whipped for not making
enough money through their pick pocketing. It’s easy to classify this one as a
straight revenge film, but there’s a lot more to it, making this an interesting
kung fu movie. There’s drama, comedy, and kung fu found in this film, and the
quality is quite good for the year. I liked it a lot, and give it a rating of 4
out of 5.
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