Ma Su Chen aka Rebel Boxer or Bloody Struggle is a 1972 Hong Kong film[2][3][4] directed and co-written by Ting Shan-hsi who also directed and wrote the film Furious Slaughter 1972. It is a martial arts film that stars Nancy Yen, Jimmy Wang Yu, and Sally Chen. It's a sequel to Furious Slaughter 1972 in which Jimmy Wang Yu plays the lead role. It was released in Hong Kong on 14 June 1972 but in Taiwan on 30 May 1972.[5]
| Ma Su Chen | |
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| Directed by | Ting Shan-hsi |
| Written by | Ting Shan-hsi Chen Min Hung |
| Produced by | Hsi Fan Chan (executive) Chiang Chiang Chu Juo Han Huang Yang Kao Sung Chun Lu (associate) |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Yeh Ching Piao |
| Edited by | Sung Ming |
| Music by | Chow Leung aka Chou Fu Liang |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes[1] |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Language | Mandarin |
Apparently, the cast mentioned in Rotten Tomatoes is based on another version of Ma Su Chen (1972) because it listed two additional stars, Richard Harrison and Hwang Jang Lee, not found in other cast list of the same movie.
Plot
editBelieving that her brother has been murdered, a martial artist Ma Su Chen (Nancy Yen) sets out to avenge him. Ma Su Chen is also a doctor. Later part of the movie, both of them fought together as a brother-sister team against their common enemy and defeated them.
Cast
edit| Actor | Role | Actor | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Yen Nan-See | Ma Su Chen | Chui Lap | axe gang thug |
| Jimmy Wang Yu | Ma Yuen Chen | Cheung Yee-Kwai | |
| Sit Hon | Ma Yuen Chen's friend in opening scene | Lily Lau Lap-Lap | |
| Shan Mao | Chow Chun Pai's lead thug | Chiu Wing-Loi | |
| Sally Chen Sha-Li | Cheng Fei/Tai Fung | Ng Gin-Yin | |
| Chiang Nan | main Japanese fighter | Lin Kuang-Yung | |
| Tsai Hung | Yamasaki, Japanese fighter | Cheung Siu-Gwan | extra |
| Yee Yuen | Miyaki, Japanese fighter | Hau Pak-Wai | extra |
| Ma Kei | Chow Chun Pai | Ho Wai-Hung | extra |
| Lee Keung | Japanese fighter | Chin Wan-Che | extra |
| Got Siu-Bo | Paradise Club (a brothel) owner | Poon Cheung-Ming | extra |
| Yu Chung-Chiu | Ma Su Chen's Uncle | Wong Wing-Sang | extra |
| Shih Ting-Ken | Chow Chun Pai's thug | Blacky Ko Sau-Leung | extra |
| Lung Fei | Chow Chun Pai's thug | Tsang Ming-Cheong | extra |
| Woo Chau-Ping | Dr. Yu | Cheung Chung-Kwai | extra |
| Chu Fei | Chow Chun Pai's thug | Tang Chia-Chuan | extra |
| Pan Chuan-Ling | watanabe | Chow Jun | extra |
References
edit- ^ "The Rebel Boxer (1972)". coolasscinema. Retrieved 5 June 2016
- ^ a b "Ma Su Chen (1972)". hkmdb. Retrieved 31 May 2016
- ^ a b "Ma Su Chen (1972)". Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 31 May 2016
- ^ "Ma Su Chen (1972)". List of Hong Kong films of 1972. Retrieved 6 June 2016
- ^ "Ma Su Chen (1972) - ReleaseInfo".IMDb. Retrieved 5 June 2016
External links
edit- Paul Bevan, The Adventures of Ma Suzhen. 'An Heroic Woman Takes Revenge in Shanghai' (Springer Link, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-89035-3) - the first English translation of The Adventures of Ma Suzhen (published in Shanghai, 1920), with an essay contextualising the story, and its multiple lives as a stage play, film and novel.