Bolo Yeung as a blind samurai assassin. Your move, Zatoichi fans.
Hapkido Master Kim Jin Pal takes on a mass of Japanese bushido experts in occupied China Bolo plays Zatoichi hired by the Japanese as a last resort to take on the might of Kim's boot.
Stunts
Non-stop hapkido devastation, no wirework cowards here
Acting
Bolo's silent menace before he was Bloodsport famous
Director
Mar Lo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film weaponizes real Korea-Japan colonial tensions for maximum crowd-pleasing catharsis. The occupied China setting lets both nations fight a common 'enemy' while secretly settling scores.
Bolo Yeung filmed this during his bodybuilding championship prime, before Enter the Dragon made him iconic. His Zatoichi riff predates even the 1989 Zatoichi remake boom.
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