The Shadow Boxing
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1979-02-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Chinese
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
5.8
Wong Yu
Fan Zheng Yuan
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Zhang Jie
Cecilia Wong
Fei
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Xu
Lee Hoi-Sang
Zhou Qian Tai
Wilson Tong
Xiang
Wong Ching-Ho
Bi Ying Heng
Shum Lo
Restaurant Boss
Ou-Yang Sha-Fei
Mother of Missing Vampire
Lau Kar-Wing
Master Chen Wu
Cham Siu-Hung
Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Peter Chan Lung
Gambling Den Bouncer (uncredited)
Chan Ming-Wai
Zombie / Casino Gambler / Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Cheung Chok-Chow
Man Comforting the Mother (uncredited)
Cheung Hei
Funeral Parlor Boss (uncredited)
Johnny Cheung Wa
Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Mama Hung
Mourner (uncredited)
Chu Kai
Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Fung Ming
Mr. Guo (uncredited)
Gam Tin-Chue
Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Got Ping
Mourner (uncredited)
Ho Bo-Sing
Zhou's Thug / Casino Gambler / Soldier (uncredited)
Ho Chi-Wai
Zombie (uncredited)
Ho Kei-Cheong
Zhou's Thug / Soldier (uncredited)
Hsiao Ho
Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Huang Pa-Ching
Funeral Parlor Manager (uncredited)
Kei Ho-Chiu
Gambling Den Bouncer / Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Keung Hon
Gambling Den Boss (uncredited)
Lai Kim-Hung
Gambling Den Bouncer / Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Lam Hak-Ming
Zhou's Thug / Gambling Den Gambler (uncredited)
Lau Chun
Innkeeper (uncredited)
King Lee King-Chu
Zhou's Thug / Zombie (uncredited)
Tony Lee Wan-Miu
Family Member of Ouyang Zhenren (uncredited)
Leung Sam
Innkeeper (uncredited)
Man Ngai-Tik
Hawker (uncredited)
Mang Ding-Goh
Gambling Den Croupier (uncredited)
Nam Wai
Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Ng Kit-Keung
Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Sai Gwa-Pau
Mourner (uncredited)
San Sin
Zhou's Thug / Casino Gambler / Zombie (uncredited)
Tai Kwan-Tak
Son of Wrong Zombie (uncredited)
Tam Ying
Family Member of Zombie
Tang Wing-Siu
Zhou's Thug (uncredited)
Ting Tung
Corpse Carrier / Casino Gambler (uncredited)
To Wing-Leung
Family Member of Zombie (uncredited)
Wan Fat
Zhou's Thug / Casino Gambler (uncredited)
Wong Kung-Miu
Mourner (uncredited)
Yeung Wah
Gambling Den Bouncer / Zombie (uncredited)
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