{"id":91135,"date":"2023-09-04T22:55:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T05:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91135"},"modified":"2023-09-05T08:05:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:05:47","slug":"five-fingers-of-death-king-boxer-1972","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91135","title":{"rendered":"Five Fingers of Death \/ King Boxer (1972)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ll always remember teacher&#8217;s words.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Poster-206x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-91136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Poster-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Poster-88x128.png 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Poster-186x270.png 186w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Poster.png 651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA martial arts student (Lieh Lo) leaves behind the beloved daughter (Ping Wang) of his teacher (Wen Chung Ku) to join the studio of a master instructor (Fang Mien), who enlists the help of Japanese thugs in rigging an upcoming tournament.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese Films<\/li>\n<li>Martial Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary notes that this &#8220;first Chinese martial-arts film to hit America&#8221; started &#8220;the crazy and pav[ed] the way for the Bruce Lee classics&#8221; &#8212; and he adds that while the &#8220;picture has been mercilessly attached for its poor dubbing&#8221; (I watched a subtitled version) &#8220;and hokey plot,&#8221; he finds &#8220;it great fun to watch an extremely bland hero (Lo Lieh): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo-604x256.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-of-Death-Lo.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; taking on a fabulous array of Chinese and Japanese villains, each more outrageous than his predecessors.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien-1024x432.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien-1024x432.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Tien.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While &#8220;these villains are all considered unbeatable in battle,&#8221; &#8220;only Lieh possesses the mystical &#8216;Iron Fist&#8217; to defeat them.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2-1024x430.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2-1024x430.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2-604x254.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/King-Boxer-Iron-Fists2.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary argues that this &#8220;picture has flare, imagination&#8221; and at &#8220;the very least, it has great camp value&#8221; and &#8220;would make a good second feature to <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1054\"><em>Infra-Man<\/em><\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1-1024x429.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1-1024x429.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1-768x322.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1-604x253.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Letter-1.png 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m in agreement with Peary&#8217;s review. While it doesn&#8217;t offer up much more than it promises, this film remains a colorful, finely choreographed example of why kung-fu became such a craze in the 1970s, and remains worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The &#8220;anger siren&#8221; used when Lieh becomes aware of his super-powered hands is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zNmXxravzTg\">the same &#8220;ironside motif&#8221; used in Quentin Tarantino&#8217;s <em>Kill Bill<\/em> movies<\/a>, and was created by Quincy Jones.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many impressive fight sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4-1024x435.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-91147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4-1024x435.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4-768x326.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4-604x257.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Five-Fingers-Fight4.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, for its historical relevance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0070800\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfilmtvcafe.com\/2016\/10\/five-fingers-death-film-review.html\">Classic Film and TV Cafe Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=542\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll always remember teacher&#8217;s words.&#8221; Synopsis: A martial arts student (Lieh Lo) leaves behind the beloved daughter (Ping Wang) of his teacher (Wen Chung Ku) to join the studio of a master instructor (Fang Mien), who enlists the help of Japanese thugs in rigging an upcoming tournament. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Chinese, Hong Kong, and Taiwanese Films Martial Arts Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary notes that this &#8220;first Chinese martial-arts film to hit America&#8221; started &#8220;the crazy and pav[ed]&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=91135\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91135"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91163,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91135\/revisions\/91163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}